The Raw Men Empire was formed in 2009 by accidental meetings of its members in various Tel Aviv bars.
Coming from different musical backgrounds (low-fi minimalism, alternative rock, blues and avant garde progressive rock), their style and use of a wide variety of unusual instruments has been compared to Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom,[1] as well as anti-folk artist Jeffrey Lewis by several music blogs and commentators worldwide.
[2] The Raw Men Empire have performed and recorded in co-operation with a variety of Israeli and international musicians, among them Uri Wertheim of the funk band The Apples.
Later that year, following an accidental meeting in the streets of Tel Aviv, The Raw Men Empire wrote and recorded a song with the British singer-songwriter Daniel Bedingfield.
Their tour earned them good reviews in the Prague Post,[4] Gazeta Wyborcza,[5] Indie Rock Cafe.