This is missing some of the visceral thrill of Open Your Heart, but The Men continue to be a rocksolid rock band dropped out of time into the now, some alternate reality coked-out Muswell-era Kinks, some simmering Stones offshoot, all kicked out with a an understated pop of swagger. That bass rolling on like goddamn on Different Days. This is the album Reflektor wanted to be, that frantic, dancable energy, that Japandroids shout of now.
There's some something weird in the rockandroll water right about now. Bands cranking out albums of uncommon quality with uncanny ease. Thee Oh Sees, Guided By Voices 2.0, The Men. For the second time on this blog, I'm calling Quantum Leap - these guys have chops and confidence and relentless rolling power that you only get with a lifetime of living and a lifetime of making music 4/5
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