A Man Alive is Thao & The Get Down Stay Down’s fourth album. It is another amazing sonic next step for the band following up on the success of We The Common (2013). A Man Alive is an evolution in both subject matter and sound. Thao says: “I wanted A Man Alive to be beat- and bass-driven - rather than guitar-based - expanding upon the hip-hop influences of the previous record. A Man Alive is more riff- and loop-centric, and has more manipulated sounds.” The band are at their best; playing synths and programming beats as a complement to the live instrumentation.