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9.1
51954
9.1 |
Pretty Much Amazing
One of the most sincere and rewarding rock bands in recent memory
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9.0
51816
9.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Cements The Men as one of the most exciting rock acts today, no matter who they’re listening to or, most importantly, who they’re redefining
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8.4
51859
8.4 |
Paste Magazine
With so many good potential paths to choose from, it’s hard to blame The Men for not wanting to settle on just one
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8.4
52148
8.4 |
Beats Per Minute
They’re simply making the music they want to make without worrying about what comes tomorrow
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8.3
51807
8.3 |
A.V. Club
A homey, gut-warming batch of tunes that erratically juggle nostalgia, craft, and ass-kicking abandon
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8.2
51947
8.2 |
Pitchfork
Counts as the band's most cohesive statement yet
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8.0
51854
8.0 |
PopMatters
It’s full of unquestionably great songs, yet the abrupt changes in pace, tone and style are going to annoy plenty of people
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8.0
51758
8.0 |
DIY
Far from sticking to Buzzcocks, it’s easier to imagine The Men as wayward explorers, drifting between influences and genres however they please
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8.0
51765
8.0 |
The 405
Their sounds are so varied that they avoid being lumbered with one dead scene or another
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8.0
51766
8.0 |
All Music
The melodic evolution feels more and more like the Men are trying to separate themselves from an ever-growing sea of second-wave noise rock bands
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8.0
51767
8.0 |
NME
They're still treating imperfection and spontaneity as a virtue
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8.0
52303
8.0 |
The Quietus
As honest and as shamelessly exhilarating as the best rock music always should be
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8.0
53682
8.0 |
Blurt
The Men almost casually demonstrate a mastery of song-based rock & roll that usually comes from decades of work
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7.6
51760
7.6 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
A more casual affair by The Men, a perfectly passable rock record by a band with the talent to pull that off and without the anxiety that you’ll want to pay attention
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7.0
51757
7.0 |
No Ripcord
Every song incorporates something new into a familiar mix, and it never backfires
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7.0
51819
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Their most diverse form to date
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7.0
51849
7.0 |
musicOMH
Overdriven, overblown and utterly exciting, it might be nothing new, but it’s a thunderous reminder as to why rock is so enduring
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7.0
52371
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
New Moon reminds you that the Men can go pretty much anywhere they please
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6.0
52622
6.0 |
Mojo
The passion remains fully intact. Print edition only
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6.0
52236
6.0 |
Art Rocker
They sound like they’re having a whale of a time, with a wealth of genres seeping in
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6.0
53851
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Moves to a slightly different pace and zip, with lap steel and acoustic guitar providing the punctuation marks on a bunch of more considered and less visceral songs
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6.0
51769
6.0 |
Uncut
Cohesion, The Men have clearly decided, is not their bag. Print edition only
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6.0
51770
6.0 |
Q
Noisy Brooklyn quartet dabble in Americana. Print edition only
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5.5
51856
5.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Weaker moments consistently outshine its brighter ones, leaving the listener with an album half-full of both indelible sonic fury and equally forgettable missteps
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4.0
51762
4.0 |
Drowned In Sound
The cumulative effect of lumping so many competing ideas together is a mess. A frustratingly muddled mess
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4.0
51763
4.0 |
Slant Magazine
The genre-hopping sequence of tracks renders New Moon unfocused
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