New Moon is the fourth studio album by the Brooklyn punk rock band The Men, released March 5, 2013 on Sacred Bones Records.

[2] Regarding the album's recording location, drummer Rich Samis said, "We were touring a bunch before that [..] So to go and live in this house wasn't that radical of an idea.

[7][9][10][11] For specific artists, writers have cited Neil Young, MC5, Hüsker Dü, Yo La Tengo, Dusty Springfield, The Replacements and Dinosaur Jr. as influences.

Club gave the album a grade of B+, writing "For now, though, New Moon stands as it is: a homey, gut-warming batch of tunes that erratically juggle nostalgia, craft, and ass-kicking abandon.

"[10] Gregory Heaney of Allmusic also wrote positively of the album's sound, writing "While on the surface it's easy to see New Moon simply as a band softening its approach, the melodic evolution feels more and more like the Men are trying to separate themselves from an ever-growing sea of second-wave noise rock bands, willingly abandoning a burgeoning trend before they're forever anchored to it.

"[6] In another positive review, Sputnikmusic's Adam Downer wrote "New Moon is simply a more casual affair by The Men, a perfectly passable rock record by a band with the talent to pull that off and without the anxiety that you'll want to pay attention.

"[20] Robert Leedham of Drowned in Sound, on the other hand, described New Moon as "an infuriating collection of songs", writing "its complete disregard towards any sort of structure or cohesion is so overpowering, you'll be baffled how the Brooklyn-based five piece cobbled their fourth record together at all.