Recently I managed to get my hands on Hometowns by The Rural Alberta Advantage and it has been on high rotation ever since.So when I was perusing the interweb and found an article describing a band I had never heard of before as a cross between the RAA and The Postal Service (another one of my all time favorites) I just had to check it out.My efforts were rewarded with a wonderful little jem of an EP called frankencottage by the Dark Mean.

Frankencottage – Dark Mean

Frankencottage – Dark Mean

Dark Mean are a couple of high school friends who initially scored a play for a local artist Rebecca Nada-Rajah and in 2008 “The Constant K Determines the Fate of the Universe” debuted to excellent reviews. This spurred the band into sitting down and recording the following four songs at Vibewrangler in Hamilton.

While the similarities between the RAA and TPS may be a bit overplayed, there is little doubt that this band has a certain je ne sais quoi and are worth keeping an eye on.

They will be touring Southern Ontario extensively this summer and if they are in your neck of the woods make sure to check them out. Also their EP is available from their website so check it out.

PS, sorry this post took so long, lets never fight again…