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Man Man is an experimental rock band from Philadelphia, now based in Los Angeles, that is known for their multi-instrumental style and energetic live shows. The band's lineup currently consists of Honus Honus (vocals, piano, guitar, etc.) and Pow Pow (drums and other percussion, loops and samples), and multi-instrumentalists Shono Murphy and Brown Sugar.

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Man Man is an experimental rock rock/ DarkCabaret band from Philadelphia, now based in Los Angeles, that is known for their multi-instrumental style and energetic live shows. The band's lineup currently consists of Honus Honus (vocals, piano, guitar, etc.) and Pow Pow (drums and other percussion, loops and samples), and multi-instrumentalists Shono Murphy and Brown Sugar.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Two tracks from ''Dream-Hunting'' feature background vocals from Music/RebeccaBlack, of all people.

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Man Man is an experimental rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is known for their multi-instrumental style and energetic live shows. The band's lineup currently consists of Honus Honus (vocals, piano, guitar, etc.) and Pow Pow (drums and other percussion, loops and samples), and multi-instrumentalists Shono Murphy and Brown Sugar.

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Man Man is an experimental rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania now based in Los Angeles, that is known for their multi-instrumental style and energetic live shows. The band's lineup currently consists of Honus Honus (vocals, piano, guitar, etc.) and Pow Pow (drums and other percussion, loops and samples), and multi-instrumentalists Shono Murphy and Brown Sugar.




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* PlayingAgainstType: Two tracks from ''Dream-Hunting'' feature background vocals from Music/RebeccaBlack, of all people.
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* SanitySlippageSong: Many songs on ''Life Fantastic'', most notably "Dark Arts".

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Man Man is an experimental rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is known for their multi-instrumental style and energetic live shows. The band consists of Honus Honus (vocals, piano, guitar, etc.) and Pow Pow (drums and other percussion, loops and samples), among other multi-instrumentalists.

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Man Man is an experimental rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is known for their multi-instrumental style and energetic live shows. The band band's lineup currently consists of Honus Honus (vocals, piano, guitar, etc.) and Pow Pow (drums and other percussion, loops and samples), among other multi-instrumentalists.
and multi-instrumentalists Shono Murphy and Brown Sugar.
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* WordSaladTitle: "10lb Moustache", "Banana Ghost", "Push the Eagle's Stomach", "Van Helsing Boombox", "Mister Jung Stuffed", "Easy Eats or Dirty Doctor Galapagos", "Paul's Grotesque", and many, many others. Most of these fall under MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext.MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext.
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* ShoutOut: The album title ''Six Demon Bag'' comes from a line in the movie ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina''.
** "Pink Wonton" references Music/CarlyRaeJepsen's BreakthroughHit:
-->''Waterboard me with "Call Me Maybe"''
-->''Looping on an endless repeat''
** "Haute Tropique" has a verse that quotes Series/TheBradyBunch's theme song, but instead tells about how the "lovely lady" brutally murdered her three daughters.
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* SweetPollyOliver: As mentioned above, "Poor Jackie".
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Man Man is an experimental rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is known for their multi-instrumental style and energetic live shows. The band consists of Honus Honus (vocals, piano, guitar, etc.) and Pow Pow (drums and other percussion, loops and samples), among other multi-instrumentalists.

'''Discography:'''

* ''Man Man EP'' (2004)
* ''The Man in a Blue Turban with a Face'' (2004)
* ''Six Demon Bag'' (2006)
* ''Rabbit Habits'' (2008)
* ''Little Torments 7"'' (2008)
* ''Life Fantastic'' (2011)
* ''On Oni Pond'' (2013)

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!! Tropes found in Man Man's music:

* CarefulWithThatAxe: "Young Einstein on the Beach".
* EpicRocking: "Poor Jackie" runs for 8 minutes and 24 seconds. "Werewolf (On The Hood of Yer Heartbreak)" is over 10 minutes long, but the last 7 or so minutes just consist of the sound of waves and seagulls.
* FadingIntoTheNextSong: On ''Rabbit Habits'', "Mysteries of the Universe Unraveled" fades into "Doo Right".
* LyricalDissonance: Many of their songs feature this, with dark lyrics backed by jazzy horns and jangly guitars. For example: "Loot My Body", "The Ballad of Butter Beans", "Spider Cider", and pretty much every song on ''Life Fantastic''.
* MinisculeRocking: "Curtains" and "Young Einstein on the Beach" are both around one minute long, and they have instrumental songs that are even shorter.
* NonAppearingTitle: They seem to be big fans of this trope. It might be easier to list the songs that ''do'' have a TitleDrop.
* PrecisionFStrike: "Dark Arts", "Deep Cover", "Easy Eats or Dirty Doctor Galapagos".
* SerialKiller: The titular Jackie from "Poor Jackie" is a murderer who cuts out people's hearts and disguises herself as a man to hide from the detectives.
* SopranoAndGravel: Used on "Loot My Body" and "Whalebones", where Honus Honus' rough voice contrasts with the female backing vocals.
* TextlessAlbumCover: ''Rabbit Habits'', ''Life Fantastic'', and ''On Oni Pond''.
* WordSaladTitle: "10lb Moustache", "Banana Ghost", "Push the Eagle's Stomach", "Van Helsing Boombox", "Mister Jung Stuffed", "Easy Eats or Dirty Doctor Galapagos", "Paul's Grotesque", and many, many others. Most of these fall under MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext.

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