Man Man released their debut The Man in a Blue Turban with a Face in October 2004 on Ace Fu Records, but did not begin to tour extensively until their follow-up album Six Demon Bag was released in 2006 to positive reviews. During 2007, the band opened for Modest Mouse on several U.S tours, gaining them further public attention. Not long afterward, Nike began airing a series of commercials starring Rainn Wilson with Man Man's "10 lb Mustache" as the background music. "10 lb Mustache", "Feathers", and "Engrish Bwudd" were featured in season 3, episode 8 of the TV showWeeds. The band also recorded a cover of "Little Boxes" for the title sequence of that episode. Man Man released their third studio albumRabbit Habits on ANTI- in 2008, and embarked on a North American tour in March 2008, with Yeasayer and Tim Fite splitting dates. They performed at numerous festivals including Voodoo Experience, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, All Tomorrow's Parties, Primavera Sound, and the Meredith Music Festival that same year. Man Man released their fourth album Life Fantastic in May 2011 with producer Mike Mogis. The album featured a less "wacky" and more somber sound than previous releases. The first song written for the album "Steak Knives" was inspired by a failed relationship and the death of several close friends. It took Kattner over a year to write. In 2011 and 2017, Honus released albums with the indie supergroup Mister Heavenly. Man Man's fifth studio album, On Oni Pond was released on September 10, 2013. The album was again produced by Mike Mogis. The first single, "Head On", peaked at #32 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. In 2015, Honus completed both a solo album and an album of children's music. On November 4, 2016, Honus released his solo album, Use Your Delusion. On August 9, 2019, the band released a two-song single for Sub Pop Records Singles Series titled "Beached" / "Witch". Six months later in February, 2020, the band announced the release of their first studio album in seven years.
Members
Honus Honus: vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, guitar, ukulele, percussion
Cheesy Ten Sack: guitar, rice cooker, full-bearded vocals
Past members
Previous members have included, but were not limited to, Tiberius Lyn, Pow Pow, Sweet Chestnut, Brown Sugar, Shono, Kritter Krat/Cougar/Alejandro Borg, Turkey Moth/Giamebee, Chang Wang, Blanco, Les Mizzle, G. Clinton Killingsworth, Liz Rywelki, Dicky Betts Jr., Moonbeam, Jefferson, Brown Sugar Jr., Shit Foot, Sara Yurman, and Sergei Sogay.
