Man Man Appreciation
I can't say enough good things about Man Man. They're easily one of my favorite bands out today. Each time I've seen them live seems to be progressively better than the last and considering how blown away I was the first time, that's saying something.
The last time the band played at the Southgate House I spoke with Ryan (a.k.a. Honus Honus) for a little while about music, touring, the band's label search, etc... He was gracious enough to let me listen to a few of the early demos for Rabbit Habits he had on his iPod. Needless to say, the gesture made my night if not week, month, or year. I was lucky enough to get through several songs while the band broke down their gear and was really impressed by what I heard even at that stage in the process. From listening to the tracks it was apparent that Rabbit Habits is going to be an amazing album. He asked what I thought and I don't think I could have come up with anything bad to say even if I tried.
In anticipation for their new record on their new label, Anti- Records, I figured I would post a couple of the tracks that have been released prior to the April 8th release date. "Top Drawer" showed up a while ago and Stereogum debuted "Hurly/Burly" in this week's 'Gum Drop. Enjoy!
- Man Man - "Hurly/Burly" from Rabbit Habits
- Man Man - "Top Drawer" from Rabbit Habits
Good post. Great story. Strong work.
Not sure if you've seen this. Brutal bashing on your pumpkins. Sometimes the commenters on stereogum are just idiots. http://stereogum.com/archives/smashing-pumpkins-sue-virgin_008552.html
Posted by: Charlie | March 25, 2008 at 02:30 PM
I read that story. Certainly no love for Billy & Co. today.
Posted by: Grant | March 25, 2008 at 05:06 PM