Posted by Mel on February 12, 2011
Dude looks like a lady... lady looks like a dude? Who freaking cares because JD Samson’s new band MEN are just plain awesome.
The first show of their European tour was a sold-out affair, full to the brim with fans, new and old. Splashed in colour and geometric shapes (and JD in a cute-as-hell playsuit and bad-ass teenage moustache), MEN churned out their signature electro-synthy pop fused with spangly guitar loops with an all out assault on the fun factor. They had me smiling from ear to ear for the entire time.
Early in the set, 'Credit Card Babie$' set the room on fire with Samson’s die-hards rushing on stage for a boogie and a sing-a-long. “...and that was only track 3?” JD muses between breaths. 'Off our backs' got the crowd jumping and 'Simultaneousy' rocked out hard with some dreamy guitar riffs and a solo so epic it broke a string.
Catchy? Yes. Addictive? Hell yeah. Fun? Damn straight.
MEN's debut album Talk About Body is out now and their third single Who Am I is on Monday, 14th February.
Check out gig pics in our gallery.
MEN, JD Samson, Le Tigre