Pissed Jeans

History

The members of Pissed Jeans all attended Nazareth Area High School in Nazareth, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, with the exception of drummer Sean McGuinness, who attended Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.. The band initially planned to use the name Unrequited Hard-On before ultimately settling on Pissed Jeans. As Matt Korvette explains,

Pissed Jeans released its debut, Shallow, in 2005 on Parts Unknown Records. This was followed by Hope for Men (2007), King of Jeans (2009) and Honeys (2013), all released on Sub Pop Records.

The New York Times wrote that the band was "bring(ing) back '80s memories of hard, slovenly noise, when punk bands realized they could slow down and let their music fall apart a bit"; however, the article also observed the "aggressive, nasty" reaction of attendees at a 2008 show, who evidently were unprepared for Pissed Jeans sonics. The concert goers "started to huddle defensively on the sides," with "the columns of speakers on either side of the band...being used as something to hold on to. Average hipsters started to look like sailors clinging to a mast in a storm," The New York Times reported.

Their album Honeys was released in February 2013. AllMusic noted that "Fortunately, when the world has you feeling trapped, Pissed Jeans are there to help you rage out for a bit while you find some perspective."

In March 2013, Pissed Jeans was named one of Fuse TV's 30 must-see artists at SXSW.

Pissed Jeans' fifth album Why Love Now was released in February 2017.

On January 8, 2024, the band announced their sixth album, Half Divorced. The album was released on March 1 by Sub Pop.

Discography

Albums

• Shallow (Parts Unknown, 2005)
• Hope for Men (Sub Pop, 2007)
• King of Jeans (Sub Pop, 2009)
• Honeys (Sub Pop, 2013)
• Why Love Now (Sub Pop, 2017)
• Half Divorced (Sub Pop, 2024)

EPs

• Throbbing Organ/Night Minutes (Parts Unknown, 2004)
• Don't Need Smoke to Make Myself Disappear/Love Clown (Sub Pop, 2006)
• Sam Kinison Woman/The L Word (Sub Pop, 2010)

References

References

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5. "Artists: Pissed Jeans". [[Sub Pop]].
6. Ratliff, Ben. (February 18, 2008). "Music Review: Primal Call and Response at a Band's Rumbling Bash". [[The New York Times]].
7. Heaney, Gregory. (February 12, 2013). "Honeys - Pissed Jeans : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic.
8. (February 28, 2013). "30 Must-See Acts at SXSW 2013 - Photos - South by Southwest - Festivals - Fuse". Fuse.tv.
9. Corcoran, Nina. (January 8, 2024). "Pissed Jeans Announce New Album ''Half Divorced'', Share Video for New Song". [[Pitchfork (website).