MEN - Hated: 2008-2011 2LP new wave not unlike an actual wave

not unlike an actual wave

intense industrial sounds on this

In a world full of retro synth merchants PHV stands out because there is no hint of cheesy 80’s revisionism here

The start of Young's golden patch

A nice combination of early 1960’s indie-rock and classic youth-pop

MEN - Hated: 2008-2011 2LP new wave not unlike an actual waveEarly material of The Men, the New York punk etc. band who, at this point, were just punk. And what a gnarly kind of punk too: really grungy, noisy, hardcore tinged stuff, represented in grainy glory in the form of tracks from demos, singles, live tracks, outtakes, and the groups deeply rare first ever demo tape.