After postpunk sonic terrors The Men surprised everyone with a dash of Americana flavoring on New Moon earlier this year, it should come as no surprise that the Brooklyn band decided to release a rough, acoustic batch of songs, recorded … around a campfire. While ensconced in a cabin in upstate New York recording New Moon, the guys took breathers in the outdoors; they unwound and entertained themselves in a most offhand way. There's no polish here, no big selling point. Campfire Songs merely reflects the playful stretching of a darn good rock band. The first two tracks appear in quite different forms on New Moon. There, “I Saw Her Face” is a jagged, noisy Crazy Horse–inspired monster; here, it’s a wooly and warm love song. On New Moon “The Seeds” is an amiable, folky number, and here it adds a ragged Johnny Thunders romanticism. When thrumming electric guitars somehow weave their way into “Turn Your Color” and “Patience”—lending the tracks a trippy, droney, psych-rock texture—we still don’t question the acoustic theme or title. Both songs sprawl and churn for their lifespans of more than six minutes.