The self-titled debut album is out May 7th.
MAN ON MAN (M.O.M.) has announced their self-titled debut album due out May 7, their first release with Polyvinyl Record Co. The new project from Joey Holman (HOLMAN) and Roddy Bottum (Faith No More, Imperial Teen, CRICKETS, Nastie Band) is infused with indie-rock distortion and soaked in gay pop confidence while still maintaining the acerbic and pure sense of humor they both share.
It is hard not to be captivated with MAN ON MAN's story. Musically and visually it transcends what we know of gay music, arriving at exactly the cultural moment that we need them. When we fall into their world -- which was self-produced with mix support by Grammy-award winning producer Carlos de la Garza (M83, Paramore, Jimmy Eat World) and Mike Vernon Davis (Foxing, Great Grandpa) -- we witness the duo's deep intensity of falling in love while mourning, and the epic collaboration of two lovers that traverse the map of a COVID road trip.
Upon the release of their debut single, "Daddy", their video was removed from YouTube for violating their "sex and nudity policy." The video contained neither and was later reinstated with an apology for the mistake. At this moment, the band solidified their political visibility as queer artists who will not be silenced or removed from history because of their age or size. Bottum told Rolling Stone, "There's enough representation in the gay community of young, hairless pretty men."Watch the video for 1983 here:
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