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        The Men, Leave Home

        • 2011
        • Label: Sacred Bones Records / S.C. Distribution
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        2011 | Sacred Bones Records / S.C. Distribution

        In the spirit of disorder, Brooklyn’s The Men (not the Le Tigre offshoot band MEN) titled their third album Leave Home, just like the Ramones record. It’s somewhat appropriate: their amped-up-n-loud music borrows heavily from punk and metal — not to mention drone and free jazz — without sounding pretentious or retro. Think that’s a simple task? Try it. It’s easy to take apart a refrigerator, but hell to put it back together again. The same goes for even the simplest of musical forms.

        Genres: Alternative / Punk   Tags: The Men

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