Blog: Stereogum

New York Kraut-punk, Suicide-sampling quartet the Men's first widely available release, Leave Home , gives plenty of goosebumps: The guys shove hardcore into a dark place then stretch it with furious noise, no-wave, DIY industrial, escalating post-punk instrumentalism, Lungfish-esque raga, and, most of all, old-time NYC energy and grit. Leave Home 's also exciting because it reaffirms that brainy experimentation can (and ideally does) remain blue collar/zero bullshit/lots of fun. Take a listen to the raging "( )" and then "Bataille," the song it sideswipes. Read More...

• The Men - ( )
• The Men - Bataille