MEN is a Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

-based band and art/performance collective that focuses on the energy of live performance

Live performance

live performance may refer to:*A play or musical*A concert, a live performance before an audience*A dance performance, dance performed for an audience.*Live radio, radio broadcast without delay...

 and the radical potential of dance music

Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

. MEN speaks to issues such as trans awareness, wartime economies, sexual compromise, and demanding liberties through lyrical content and an exciting stage show.

The group began in 2007 as the DJ/production/remix team of Le Tigre

Le Tigre

Le Tigre is an American electroclash band, formed by Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman in 1998. It also featured Sadie Benning from 1998 until 2001, and JD Samson for the rest of the group's run...

 members JD Samson

JD Samson

JD Samson is the stage name of Jocelyn Samson, a member of the feminist electropunk band Le Tigre. Samson grew up in the Cleveland suburb of Pepper Pike, Ohio and attended Orange High School. She came out as a lesbian at age 15...

 and Johanna Fateman

Johanna Fateman

Johanna Fateman is a writer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. She is a member of the post-punk rock band Le Tigre and founded the band MEN with Le Tigre bandmate JD Samson.-Background and career:...

. When the duo began to write new songs, it made sense to merge their efforts with JD's other new project, Hirsute. JD and original Hirsute members Michael O'Neill (Princess, Ladybug Transistor) and Ginger Brooks Takahashi (LTTR, The Ballet) then comprised the core of MEN, with Johanna Fateman and artist Emily Roysdon contributing as writers, consultants, and producers. With the release of their debut album Talk About Body

Talk About Body

-Quotes:Album ReviewThe Guardian - "MEN's debut is one of the best of the year. Or, at least, the best of the niche area where gender politics and dance music intersect. "-Videos:Off Our Backs - November 4, 2010, director: Bryce Kass...

 in February 2011, Takahashi was subsequently replaced by Tami Hart.

Singles

Credit Card Babies - (Trouble Records) September 6, 2010

Off Our Backs

Off Our Backs (song)

"Off Our Backs" is the second pre-album-release single to later appear on MEN's debut album Talk About Body. It was released on November 9, 2010, available on 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl and CD single/EP...

- (IAMSOUND Records

IAMSOUND Records

IAMSOUND Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label. Started as a part of Worlds End Management , one of the largest producer management companies in America, it was created in 2006....

) November 9, 2010

Who Am I To Feel So Free - album version/Antony

Antony Hegarty

Antony Hegarty is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons.-Early life:...

version - February 14, 2011

External links

• Interview with TMF after Jan 2010 UK tour
• PUNKCAST1604 Video of MEN performance at New Museum NYC on Jun 12 2009.