Grammy-nominated quintet Kneebody generates explosive rock energy paralleled with high-level, nuanced ensemble playing and highly polished compositions that are balanced with adventurous, no-hold-barred improvising. All “sounds-like” references can be set aside; this band has created a genre and style all its own. Their live shows are known for intense sonic landscapes of the Radiohead ilk and the harmonic depth and improvisational freedom experienced at a Brad Mehldau concert. “Cohesion is the truest constant in the music of Kneebody, [they] inhabit the borderland abutted by post-bop, indie-rock, and hip-hop, without seeming to give much thought to the borders,” according to The New York Times.