Late last fall, the band entered Jimi Hendrix’s famed Electric Lady Studios in New York City where they were inspired by their surroundings and quickly began composing material. With the resulting 12 new tracks, they push their mix of electro, dub, pop, punk and dance music to more elaborate and edgy arrangements in Talk To La Bomb, which “drops” on September 12, 2006.

What’s truely impressive about Talk To La Bomb is that the bulk of the material was composed as the band was recording—a feat that suits the four disparate, energetic personalities that make up the band. “I’d much rather knock out an album like that, quickly, than over-think everything too much,” said Aaron.