The Once and Future Kings 9/13/07

With a performance consisting of droning guitar and cymbal-heavy drums, lead singer Jess Edison said the band aimed for a sound "both lyrical, melodic, and ambient." My first impressions were that the band sounded a great deal like Radiohead. And with hypnotising songs like "I Want to Kill the President," there was really not much to dislike in this band. The show was tempestuous, but as the show progressed I began to realize, "This band sounds EXACTLY like Radiohead." To be fair they've been playing in obscurity for only for eight months, but it will definitely be worthwhile to watch as this band grows into a style of their own. Their EP Emergent Sea comes out in October. Catch them at Cafe Coco September 22.