The Mean is a six-piece band rooted in Rock, Soul, and Country music. Based in Philadelphia, New York, and New Jersey, The Mean draws from a massive range of musical genres, with its members citing such as influences Bjork, the Band, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Boogie Down Productions, Bruce Springsteen, the Clash, Funkadelic, Hank Williams, James Brown, DJ Premier, Nas, Wu Tang Clan, U2, Rick Rubin, Pavement, Nirvana, Salif Keita, Santana, John Coltrane, and John Lee Hooker. Vocals and songwriting are shared among the distinctive voices of Aaron Livingston (featured on the Roots' highly praised "Guns are Drawn"), Charlie Raboteau, and Michael Gibney. Justin Haffner on bass, percussive keyboard and organ by Martin Raboteau, and the rock-steady drumwork of Nim Ben-Reuven round out the Mean’s "exhilarating, indefinable sound." Formed in 2006 and playing most frequently in the Philly, New York, and DC areas, the band self-released their debut full length album, Meet Us Here, on March 7th, 2009. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/The+Mean">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.