Sounding derivative or revivalist is encouraged nowadays (and "indie" only means "trendie"), but Imogene strives instead for imagination and originality. The quartet is unique: a distorted 8-string bass player along with a 4-string bass player, an electric piano player, and a drummer. But this novel approach to the four-piece rock ensemble is only as valid as the sound itself. Their music is based in a groove-oriented rhythm section that supports a darker sort of melodic realm with complex harmonic layering. The results are heavy, deep, and sexy, moving through and beyond categories like stoner, garage, and psychedelic rock. But the band also delves into mellower experiments. For those who prefer some namedropping, marriage characterizations like "Doorphine," "Pink Sabbath," or "Radio Queens of the Stone Head" should suffice. Since the band's start in September of 2003, LA-based Imogene has self-produced its debut album release as well as three videos, has embarked on successful self-organized tours of the UK (Summer 2005), the US (Summer 2006), the UK/Benelux (Fall 2006), has garnered enthusiastic international press, and has also managed to get promo posters up in various spots on the set of "The OC" television series.