I'd been trying to get Tax the Wolf into my living room to make a video for what seems like forever, but fate and scheduling conflicts conspired against us until a few weeks ago. They are one of the only bands in town I can earnestly say remind me of Radiohead - not so much the boundless, bleepy experimentalism of Kid A and beyond, but TTW's chiming, interlocked guitars mix with frontman Mario Alberto Rodriguez's wordless falsetto often and effective enough to recall a scrappier take on Yorke and Co.'s more muscular late-90s moments.

There's a lot more going on with these guys than Radiohead-aping (not that dozens of bands haven't become millionaires over the past decade doing just that), but it's fitting that Tax the Wolf brings to mind one of modern music's most ambitious, outsized groups. Since forming in 2007 they've built up a strong, loyal fanbase with epic live shows and savvy use of this here internet (among other things, the band periodically performs live via webcam on their website, which features a particularly badass G.I. Joe via Charlie's Angels logo). August 27th sees the release of their debut full-length; based on the tracks I've heard, Tax the Wolf are due for some rather large things in the coming year.

Cartoon Tax the Wolf: Counter-clockwise from top: Rogelio Benitez, Jonathan Presas, Adrian Graniel, Alan Garza, Mario Alberto Rodriguez