Something Corporate is a band that meshes both a refreshing and distinctive song with a lasting style. They are nothing short of five young musicians who have that unteachable, innate ability to play great music, write great songs, and connect in an amazing way with a crowd. Their sound is anchored by the fierce piano playing of twenty one year old lead singer-songwriter Andrew McMahon and can aptly be described as modern alternative rock composed on an instrument with 88 keys. While piano music is not exactly the flavor-of- the-month (or even the era), Something Corporate infuses it into their songs in an inventive and melodic way. If indie-rock could ever be called elegant, Something Corporate would be that sound. Something Corporate, though, is hardly what you would call a piano band. Breaking Something Corporate down into their individual and expressive parts, you see that their distinctive personalities really make this a band. Clutch on bass is wildly succinct and thoroughly entertaining, Josh Partington is the guitarist that constantly impresses with each new thing he plays, Brian Ireland on drums is the drummer you wish you could play like, and William Tell is a natural on rhythm guitar--the melodic counterpart to fill out their sound. The Something Corporate story began simply enough as a bunch of wide-eyed, Southern California high school friends just getting together because of their mutual love of music after a few of the original members broke up with another high school band. Soon after, they were playing openers for Better Than Ezra and Sugar Ray. They were quickly picked up by Drive-Thru records, whom -- although the label's primarily punk artists and feel -- recognized the band's potential and repuation for being primarily indie. MCA/Geffen Records next came in as a distrubtor, and now Something Corporate is past their second album and looking toward the future with promise.