Last month, I reviewed the debut album by Brooklyn-based, electronically-rooted but every other genre but country-fused band MEN, which you can read HERE. Talk About Body is a very accomplished debut for a trio of individuals who have an accomplished musical lineage. JD Samson, of celebrated band Le Tigre has created a robsut combination of musical flavors with every song, along with Ladybug Transistor’s Michael O’Neill and Ginger Brooks Takahashi.

On March 9^th, the band will kick off their North American tour with a stop at the Bowery Ballroom before ending with a stop at Indio, California’s musical festivus: Coachella. Supported by various artists throughout the schedule, the trio will be joined by psychedelic, multimedia pop act NewVillager and I.U.D at the Bowery Ballroom show. MEN are touring in support of Talk About Body, which was propelled by the single, “Off Our Backs.”

(I should probably tell you this video may not be safe work, depending on where you work…)

MEN’s live show is as much performance art as it is a dance party. As I mention in my review there is a strange and powerful contradiction with this band, and often times, it’s distracting. There is a significance in their voices, specifically the singing of Samson, who makes the current situations in the world even more real. Despite the It is still great to listen to. MEN speaks about pertinent, lively issues currently affecting the world: war, the global economy and civil rights.

Artist Emily Roysdon contributes to the group in various capacities and the Bowery Ballroom will surely set the tone for what will be a large step in continuing to expose the world to MEN.