Belgian quartet Boogie Beasts come back with a brand-new album titled “Don’t Be So Mean”, a hard-hitting reminder that blues is not a museum piece, but a living, and one might even say dangerous, entity. On this record, the band refines their signature blend of dirty garage rock and hypnotic psychedelia, achieving a sound that feels primitive and actual in equal parts. From the very first beats, listeners will be swept away by a relentless rhythm section that lays the foundation for distorted harmonicas and guitars that roar with blistering fuzz.

What stands out about this recording is its ability to induce a danceable trance; this is not a “sit-down-and-moan” blues, but music meant for losing your mind in a dark, sweaty club. Tracks like the title song showcase a compositional maturity where chaos is tightly controlled, balancing technical rawness with a visceral energy that could be difficult to replicate in the studio. Production perfectly captures that “live” essence, preserving the rough edges that grant genuineness to the genre.

The band has counted with various guest appearances throughout the album. In short words “Don’t Be So Mean” is an electric deliver of alternative blues that confirms Boogie Beasts as one of the European heavyweights of the genre, now delivering an addictive, aggressive and honest album.