“Orange juice is the centre of the world” sings MEN front-woman JD Samson and I feel I have to agree with her having been ill for the past week and relying on vitamin C to keep my spirits up. Not only has the orange juice kept me feeling bright, but listening to Brooklyn-based MEN’s debut full-length, Talk About Body, has certainly lifted my mood.
As I sip on yet another glass of juice I think back to a few years ago when I was listening to Le Tigre, (remember them?) JD Samson’s previous band with riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna. Whilst what they did was fun, they never cemented...
‘So we played Edin-bro last night – it was awesome!’ Maybe not the best opening line for a gig in a formerly rough pub in Glasgow. Never mind – MEN, a Brooklyn based trio soon got the crowd back on board.
Playing to a diverse audience of students, arty-types and young professionals, the ‘art/performance collective’ comprising of lead singer JD Samson and guitarists Michael O’Neill and Ginger Brooks Takahashi opened their set at the now-trendy Captain’s Rest with the foot-stomper Simultaneously. Samson’s yelped lyrics combined with urgent Depeche Mode-esque basslines to...
