The Men | Buyer Beware | Clear Vinyl LP | Rough Trade Exclusive -

\u201CWhen you gonna stop running?\u201D The Men demand to know in the opening line of \u201CPony,\u201D the blistering first track and lead single from the New York rock quartet\u2019s album, Buyer Beware. Make no mistake\u2014this is no sign of an existential crisis, but rather a call to arms for a band that has never stood still for very long. By their own count, Buyer Beware is their 15th album since their debut We Are The Men (2009), and their 4th for Fuzz Club following New York City (2023), Fuzz Club Sessions No. 20 (2023), and Manhattan Fire (2024). But this doesn't count the limited tapes (like \u2018Live in Zagreb\u2019), singles or splits - so you might as well stop trying to count. The Men have a work ethic as old school as their rock roots, yet despite the hustle they never appear to be rushing, a contradiction that somehow naturally resolves itself through their music, reconciling with Zen-like balance the raw fury of punk rock with the minimalist austerity of Steve Rei.