Hits Are For Squares

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Album Information

Total Tracks: 16   Total Length: 75:51

eMusic Features

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Who are…The Men

By Austin L. Ray, eMusic Contributor

On 2011's Leave Home, The Men unleashed a sprawling, overwhelming, brute-force basher of a rock 'n' roll record on a mostly-unsuspecting public, leaving a bunch of exhausted, gape-mouthed listeners in its wake In following up such a galvanic-if-difficult release, the Brooklyn foursome presents Open Your Heart, a more accessible and delightfully mixed bag that touches on hardcore, Buzzcockian power pop, classic country drinking songs, straight-ahead rock and propulsive, building jams the likes of which would… more »

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Icon: Sonic Youth

By Kevin O'Donnell, eMusic Contributor

They're one of the greatest bands to emerge in the last 30 years and have released as many consistent and interesting albums as bands like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and contemporaries Radiohead. They do one thing and they do it very well: loud, dense, atonal art-rock that's fused with tight guitar hooks and hummable melodies - even though none of the singers have proper singing chops and they've rarely played in standard guitar tunings. But… more »

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  • 05.10.12 RT @thesonicyouth: @leeranaldo + band perform live om WNYC's Soundcheck tomorrow (5/10) at 2pm http://t.co/ifHAxhll
  • 05.08.12 current and upcoming @leeranaldo shows in usa + europe (boston tonight),... and new @DISAPPEARS dates announced http://t.co/ifHAxhll
  • 05.04.12 http://t.co/TIhsf8Ey
  • 05.04.12 Lee+Thurston top Spin Magazine's "100 Best Guitarists" poll: http://t.co/kSij7b4F
  • 05.01.12 Kim takes part in an art show in Berlin: http://t.co/neQtieKH
  • 05.01.12 Thurston's in NOLA this weekend + @leeranaldo begins his tour w @mwardtweeting - http://t.co/neQtieKH
  • 04.29.12 happy birthday kim!!
  • 04.16.12 RT @Mariobatali: disappears record called prelanguage. Wow!!! RT @silvertonenyc: @Mariobatali what record are you hot on right now?”