youspinmeround Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 http://www.bullmoose.com/p/26718352/the-men-drift-deep-drift-color-vinyl-indie-exclusive-ltd-to-2000-copies Sacred Bones pre order should be up shortly Drift is the seventh full-length by NYC rock polymaths The Men. The band’s last album, the self-released Devil Music, was the sound of a band who had been through hell hitting reset and looking to their roots to rediscover themselves. On Drift, The Men return to their longtime label Sacred Bones Records and explore the openness that Devil Music helped them find. The immediately evident result of that exploration is the experimental quality of much of the material on Drift. Songwriters Mark Perro and Nick Chiericozzi chase their muses down a few dozen thrilling rabbit-holes over the course of the album’s nine tracks. The songs on Drift veer in a number of directions, but notably, almost none of them feature a prominent electric guitar. The lone exception, “Killed Someone,” is a rowdy riff-rocker, worthy of the finest moments of the band’s now-classic Leave Home and Open Your Heart albums. The rest of the album drives down stranger highways. “Secret Light” is an improvisation based on an old piano riff of Perro’s. “Maybe I’m Crazy” is a synth-driven dancefloor stomper for long after last call. “Rose on Top of the World” and “When I Held You in My Arms” are paisley-hued, psyched-out jams with big, beating hearts. The album was recorded to 2" tape with Travis Harrison (Guided by Voices) at Serious Business Studios in Brooklyn. A whole pile of instruments was involved — synths, strings, sax, steel, harmonica, tape loops, on top of the usual guitar, bass, and drums. Unlike recent releases from The Men, there aren’t many overdubs on Drift — a reflection of the personalities of its makers becoming less frantic, Chiericozzi suggests. In fact, the band removed a lot of the additional parts they tried adding early on, giving the final product a bit of a ghostly feel. The songs on Drift took giant leaps and trips from their beginnings only to find the band returning to the first spark of creation LIGMA_BALLZ and lethalenforcer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGMA_BALLZ Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Awesome! Couldn’t really get into devil music but I like everything they’ve done on sacred bones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyEnemy Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Hell yeah! One of very few bands of the last ten years I’m still stoked on every time they put out something new. Assuming Sacred Bones puts up their copies tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Different bands, I know, but they fill a void left by The Walkmen, for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalenforcer Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) https://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/collections/releases/products/sbr191-the-men-drift ^^ Looks like the only thing unique to the SB store is the wraparound. That same color wax is being used for the /2000 Indies version. Edited January 9, 2018 by lethalenforcer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyEnemy Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Such a sucker for that SB wraparound. Even if it does cost me extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aopps42 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Indie exclusive it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 This new song sis a total departure from anything you would expect from these guys.....Seems more like something that could have been on a Dream Police release LIGMA_BALLZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_ben Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Anyone looking for their previous "special editions" I have most of them and just kind of fallen out of love with the band. Could make you a great deal if you want to get a bunch at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 that song is not what I expected and not in a good way nickj, davepriz and LIGMA_BALLZ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGMA_BALLZ Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 hour ago, john said: that song is not what I expected and not in a good way Yea I’m gonna say my love for this band ends with “tomorrow’s hits” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_ben Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Went ahead and made a thread if any of you are looking for Tomorrow's Hits and early stuff: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 33 minutes ago, crossedoutname said: Yea I’m gonna say my love for this band ends with “tomorrow’s hits” They lost me with New Moon. I keep checking out their new work, it seems to interest me less and less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodan Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 honestly, everything after Chris Hansel left has been pretty weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGMA_BALLZ Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 hour ago, jrodan said: honestly, everything after Chris Hansel left has been pretty weak. I would say the same for Ben Greenberg who plays in uniform now, I mostly liked the songs he sang on New moon and tomorrow’s hits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodan Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Just now, crossedoutname said: I would say the same for Ben Greenberg who plays in uniform now, I mostly liked the songs he sang on New moon and tomorrow’s hits ben greenberg is sick too, but i never got into tomorrow's hits. new moon had some jams, but their descent into replacements-style rock lost me. 2008-2012 with Chris Hansel is all unfuckwithable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Devil Music was a nice return to the punky noise rock that got me into them. But that teaser track is not appealing at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Leave Home, Open Your Heart, New Moon are great albums Hits is beyond boring. Devil Music has some interest going back to the noisey MC5 related psych jams but at that stage in their career poorly executed This new song sounds like a garage version of New Order(and not in a good way) LIGMA_BALLZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromium Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 This band has been very hit or miss for me over the years, with some downright cringe-worthy material. Yet I'm still always curious when they put out a new album because they're capable of making good songs. I like the new song. Will steam when it's out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsNJazz Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Open Your Heart is a straight up classic, everything else...... ehhh New Moon was cool but they never got back to the good shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mourning Wood Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) They should have called the album "The Men's Rights Movement" and sparked some controversy. File under missed opportunities. Edited January 10, 2018 by Mourning Wood LIGMA_BALLZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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youspinmeround Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 Well I can certainly cross this album off the list of things to buy davepriz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) 3rd song. This album is officially all over the place Edited February 21, 2018 by youspinmeround LIGMA_BALLZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGMA_BALLZ Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 1 minute ago, youspinmeround said: 3rd song. This album is officially all over the place Yea, I liked the second single but this last one isn’t that great. On a side note I need to get that matador single for Jennifer / New pop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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