Ima Robot

The band now consists of Alex on vocals; Timmy on guitar and, um, flutes; Filip Nikolic on bass; Scott Devours on drums; and Andy Marlow on more guitar and keys. The album was recorded over the summer with producer David Bendeth, whom Alex describes as "an old dude who wore see-through tank tops and lightning bolt earrings," but looks to us like a more conservatively dressed fellow. Bendeth has also produced records for Breaking Benjamin, Dropping Daylight, and Antigone Rising.

The first single is "Creeps Me Out," which is a true story about one of Alex's groupie/stalker girlfriends. It will prostrate itself before alternative radio on August 8th.

The album's first track, "Disconnect," totally rips off Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart." We can't even front, it does.

Alex no longer rocks a mullet-fishbowl hybrid hairdo, but he was rumored to be kicking it at Coachella a few months ago wearing white MC Hammer pants.

What else? Well, we would tell you what Ima Robot was trying to achieve artistically when they recorded Monument to the Masses, but we haven't the foggiest, so you'll have to ask Alex and Timmy yourselves.