The Janks, an vintage sounding indie rock trio from LA, recently landed our on radar, and we were able to find a streaming version of the bands' debut album, Hands of Time, online before it comes out Sept. 27th. Founded by brothers Jacob and Dylan Zmed, and friend Garth Herberg, the three often mix in style and instrument switches reminiscent of Ween, sans the irreverence. There have been many critic allusions towards them being, at times, almost like a cross between Radiohead and Queen (especially true on the track "Billy The Kid"), but many of their upbeat songs sound as if Deep Purple and the Smashing Pumpkins had a bastard child trio. Ridiculous and almost parody-like comparisons aside, the Janks definitely have a style their own. The album is a great listen all the way through, and the flow created seamlessly ties together all of the different styles the band draws influence from. One of the highlights is the organ heavy "Rat Racers", which creates a wall of sound that surpasses some of the expectations of what a trio can produce. Occasionally poppy and upbeat, occasionally slow and deep, the album is a great listen, and warrants more than a few spins. This is iPod music for the next few months. Expect to hear more from these three multi-instrumentalists. The video below for the track "Dead Man" features them jamming in an RV with a 12-string, a 6-string, and a mandolin.