Hello - Men (JD Samson From Le Tigre) On Tour + Release MEN/CSS Tour Only Limited Split 7" Vinyl "We Are Friends"

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Girlie Action Media & Marketing) MEN, the new project from LE TIGRE�s JD Samson, is about to go on the road with Brazil�s dance-punk band CSS for an extensive tour of North America. In honor of this, the bands collaborated to make a split 7� vinyl of never heard before tracks of the bands swapping remixes. On one side is the CSS remix of MEN�s��Rip Off� - (CSS Desperately Seeking Julia Cafritz Rework)�and the other side MEN�s remix of�CSS�s �City Grrl� - (MEN Meets Grrl Remix). Besides trading the remixes, each band made the artwork for their respective vinyl sides. The split 7" vinyl is limited to 1000 copies and for sale on tour only.

MEN��Simultaneously� (LESANDS REMIX) MP3�HERE

"MEN's debut album�Talk About Body�has been called everything from post-disco to post-gender... in any case it's a high-energy, club-ready weigh-in on not only queer-politics, but body politics in general."�� Under The Radar Magazine

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MEN�S sound is "walking the knife edge of volatile politics and for-the-hips rhythms.��� Los Angeles Times

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At once a band and art/performance collective,�MEN�focus on the energy of live performance and the radical potential of dance music. Their music speaks of issues such a wartime economies, sexual compromise, and the demand for liberties through lyrical content and an inventive, high-energy stage show.

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Based out of Brooklyn, the group is comprised of LE TIGRE�s JD Samson, cult icon and leader in the LGBT community, and Ladybug Transistor�s Michael O�Neill.��The group began in 2007 with the DJ/production/remix team of LE TIGRE members JD Samson and Johanna Fateman. With LE TIGRE on hiatus, when the duo began to write new songs, it made sense to merge their efforts with JD�s other project HIRSUTE (Michael O�Neill, JD Samson, Emily Roysdon and Ginger Brooks Takahashi). Michael and JD now comprise the core of�MEN, with Johanna Fateman and artist Emily Roysdon contributing as writers, consultants, and producers. The band enjoys changing the shape of the project and collaborating every tour with new instrumentalists and visual elements. Having sold out physical copies of their debut self-released EP�MEN, the band released their debut album�Talk About Body�through IAMSOUND Records on February 1st, 2011. The album is available digitally�HERE.

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MEN�s fall tour with CSS promises to be a creative endeavor between two bands that captivates audiences with a unique artistic dynamic bound to get bodies moving on the dance floor.

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MEN/�CSS�Split 7� tour only vinyl:

CSS�"Rip Off" - (CSS Desperately Seeking Julia Cafritz Rework)

MEN�"City Grrl" - (MEN Meets Grrl Remix)

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MEN�s �Off Our Backs��Official Music Video�HERE:

MEN�s �Who Am I To Feel So Free��Official Music Video�HERE

MEN��Simultaneously��MP3 HERE

MEN�Simultaneously� (LESANDS REMIX)�MP3 HERE

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MEN -�Talk About Body

(IAMSOUND, February 1st, 2011)



01. Life's Half Price

02. Off Our Backs

03. Credit Card�Babie$

04. Boom Boom Boom

05. Take Your Shirt Off

06. Who Am I to Feel So Free

07. Make It Reverse

08. Simultaneously

09. If You Want Something

10. Rip Off

11. My Family

12. Be Like This�

MEN�Tour Dates:

10/01: Vancouver, BC @ Vogue**

10/02: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom**

10/04: Seattle, WA @ Neptune**

10/06: San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore**

10/07: San Diego, CA @ 4th�& B **

10/09:� Los Angeles, CA @ Filter Culture Collide Festival

10/10: Palm Springs, CA @ Ace Hotel

10/11: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom**

10/13:� Denver, CO @ Bluebird**

10/14: Omaha, NE @ Slowdown

10/15: Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge

10/16: Madison, WI @ Freqency

10/17: Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave**

10/18: Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre**

10/21: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer**

10/22: New York, NY @ Webster Hall**

10/23: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club**

10/24: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club**

10/26: Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club**

10/28: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues**

10/29: Houston, TX @ House of Blues**

10/30: Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa**

11/02: Atlanta, GA @ 529 (Free Show!)

** tour dates with CSS



MEN�ONLINE:

https://blog.menmakemusic.com/

https://www.facebook.com/MENMAKEMUSIC

https://www.myspace.com/men

https://www.twitter.com/JDSAMSON

https://www.iamsoundrecords.com/artists/men/