Here's belying the old saying 'dont judge a book by its cover', for the truth is, their music is just as weird as they look on this shot. Hailing from San Diego, (although currently based in LA) The Burning Of Rome specialises in a spectacular concoction of most anything, a playful genre-busting exercise somehow coordinated at ease. Kicking off with some spacey folk-pop stretching between a Heart of Glass and the Futurama theme track, their first album then drifts onto singalong stadium rock with heavy bass, heavy drums and a pint in the air (of their own brew, please), gypsy new-wave/folk-punk, epic electro-rock and what have you; frankly, it's a goldmine for any bored critic avid of neologisms.

'With Us' will be released on September 18th (Surfdog); in the meantime though, to see them, you can join in on the SSMF fun at The Roxy on August 18th, or catch a couple of San Diego shows before the end of summer.