Man Man: Rabbit Habits

The biggest charm of Man Man's debut, The Man in the Blue Turban With a Face, was its ramshackle, schizoid feel. On Rabbit Habits, they seem much more organized and goal-oriented than before, much to the record's benefit. Man Man have begun to fortify their unusual niche among weirdo bands. Whereas their previous two albums seemed the result of random sketches from demented imaginations, they now more thoroughly explore territory they had stumbled into by chance before. This is still pretty much the same sound we have learned to expect from Man Man: the music of alcoholic circus contortionists, boxcar vagrants, puppeteers and arsonists. I hope this streak of unimpeachable albums continues for many years.