The thing with rock’n’roll is that musicians can’t really try too hard to get it out there, it must be evident – from the band’s material and their attitude – that it runs in their blood. It’s like flair, either you have it or you don’t… Pitchfork blessed The Men do "have it" indeed, and this makes them the flagship rock’n’roll band in a scene that lately has expressed mostly breakout bands confined to the pop and electronic realms. These guys took Sonic Youth’s noise-rock lesson, stripped it of overly elaborated parts and experimental guitar tones, and delivered an album that rocks in ways we haven’t heard in a long time. The Men have just announced a West Coast tour including several festivals and a show at NYC’s Webster hall on May 16.