Formation and Leave Home (2008-11) The Men was formed by Nick Chiericozzi, Chris Hansell, and Mark Perro in 2008 in
Brooklyn.
Leave Home received mostly positive reviews, with one critic describing the album as "one of the most gut-punched and brain-addled rock records to arrive in quite some time." Later in 2011, Ben Greenberg, who engineered
Leave Home, replaced bassist Chris Hansell after Hansell left the band.
Open Your Heart (2012) The Men released their follow-up album,
Open Your Heart, on March 6, 2012.
Open Your Heart received critical acclaim, including a Best New Music designation from
Pitchfork. One critic wrote, "With
Open Your Heart, The Men have taken that breath. And it's only made their hearts beat faster." The band performed at the 2012
South by Southwest music festival.
Open Your Heart was the last record to feature bass player Chris Hansell. The song "Turn It Around" was featured in a
Rockstar Games video game, "
Grand Theft Auto V", on the
Indie Rock station, "
Vinewood Boulevard Radio", in Exclusive to Next Gen Editions.
New Moon (2013) The Men released their fourth full-length album,
New Moon, on March 5, 2013. The album, which was recorded in
Big Indian, New York, continued the down the path established by
Open Your Heart, incorporating more
classic and
country rock influences and fewer
noise rock elements. One critic described the album's sound as "akin to
Dinosaur Jr. on a serious
Tom Petty kick." The Men released
Campfire Songs EP on October 15, 2013. The EP was recorded around a
campfire in Upstate New York during the band's recording session for
New Moon.
''Tomorrow's Hits'' (2014) & Dream Police LP On December 3, 2013, the band announced their fifth studio album, ''Tomorrow's Hits
. The album was released March 4, 2014 and was recorded by Ben Greenberg at Strange Weather studio in Brooklyn. Like their previous two albums, Tomorrow's Hits
mixed punk rock and classic rock influences. That same day, the band shared a video for the song "Pearly Gates". On November 10, 2014, Nick Chiericozzi and Mark Perro released an LP on Sacred Bones Records entitled Hypnotized'' as Dream Police.
Devil Music (2016) On September 12, 2016, the band announced their sixth album,
Devil Music. ==Musical style==