You can tell where some bands are from by their sound. Other bands sound like tears in the fabric of reality. Man Man is the latter. If you were to guess where they are from based on the sound of their music you might think they sprang into existence in a secret bunker below a forgotten carnival deep in a haunted forest. Their music is a beautiful chaos of wide-ranging influences and surrealist lyrics that build into prosthetic hearts beating in the darkness.<\/p>\n
On May 1, 2020, less than two months after the United States was largely shut down and quarantined due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Man Man<\/a> released their sixth studio album, Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between<\/em><\/a>. A sprawling seventeen song epic that delivers on the past promises of Man Man\u2019s prior work, the album was delivered into the world full of the irony of being a soundtrack to what felt like an apocalyptic moment in the world. The very moment that frontman, Honus Honus has spent years joking about being the perfect backdrop for the band\u2019s music.<\/p>\n In the face of such a difficult climate for album promotion, Honus, aka Ryan Kattner, has refused to let the album disappear, putting his time and creativity to work via social media (including going live on Instagram from his shower) to get the word out about Dream Hunting<\/em>. It was through Instagram that Honus Honus and I connected, which led to the only enjoyable Zoom call I\u2019ve had during the pandemic.<\/p>\n This interview has been edited for length and mention of kazoos.<\/p>\n