▁created ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁artists ▁called ▁Team ▁Mach o . ▁The ▁name ▁has ▁been ▁c ited ▁by ▁the ▁band ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁double ▁ent endre ▁for ▁" Bar en aked ▁Lad ies ▁Army ". ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁divers ity ▁and ▁wealth ▁of ▁content ▁recorded ▁for ▁the ▁album , ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁material ▁from ▁the ▁Are ▁Me ▁sessions ▁became ▁more ▁complicated ▁than ▁for ▁earlier ▁albums . ▁The ▁band ▁recorded ▁ 2 9 ▁songs ▁during ▁the ▁sessions ▁bu ▁the ▁primary ▁physical ▁release ▁of ▁Bar en aked ▁Lad ies ▁Are ▁Me ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 3 - track ▁CD . ▁Five ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Are ▁Me , ▁a ▁second ▁primary ▁physical ▁album , ▁Bar en aked ▁Lad ies ▁Are ▁Men , ▁was ▁released , ▁and ▁included ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 1 6 ▁songs ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁sessions . ▁However , ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁these ▁two ▁releases ▁was ▁bl ur red ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁additional ▁releases ▁which ▁included ▁songs ▁from ▁both ▁releases ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁group ings . ▁Thus , ▁the ▁entire ▁ 2 9 - song ▁collection ▁could ▁be ▁considered ▁the ▁band ' s ▁sevent h ▁full - length ▁original - material ▁studio ▁album ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right , ▁or ▁as ▁both ▁its ▁sevent h ▁and ▁e ighth , ▁taking ▁Are ▁Me ▁and ▁Are ▁Men ▁separately . ▁ ▁Creative ▁process ▁Ref lect ing ▁their ▁new ▁independence , ▁the ▁album ▁saw ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁cre ative ▁process ▁of ▁the ▁Bar en aked ▁Lad ies . ▁The ▁band ▁began ▁ 2 0