Dropping lyrical bombs like “I am Sam/Sam I am/Salmonella on your green eggs and ham,” over a mash-up of jazzy grooves, guitar crunch and reggae tinges, “Indef-Art” is never easy to describe musically, which suits Kinkopf just fine.

The thing about that makes Kinkopf proudest about his band “is that we are unapologetically off-center about our approach to hip-hop. Boston is actually a great place for this kind of music.” The Indefinite Article will be recording their debut EP this summer, as will Kinkopf, under the moniker Father Abraham. Check out www.indef-art.com for more info.

—Amos Barshad

The States

Comprising singer-guitarist Chris Snyder ’04, bassist Previn Warren ’04 and recently inducted drummer Joe Stroll, the States dabble in the kind of moody, airy rock that brings to mind bands such as Muse or a spacier Interpol.

Says Warren, “If Jimmy Page and Thom Yorke were pitted against each other in a Mexican wrestling match, and David Bowie was the referee, The States would be the outcome.”

Riding a wave of success after winning Buzzplay.com’s “Best Unsigned Band Competition” last year, the Brooklyn-via-Cambridge trio is hard at work.

Says Warren, “We are developing street teams around the Northeast that are helping build our local fan-bases. Our manager and lawyer, meanwhile, are working on securing us a record deal, hopefully at a major, within the year’s end.”

The band is currently playing a mix of venerable New York and Boston clubs, as well as less recognized venues.

“We’ve played all the hot ‘scene’ clubs in New York City but what we’ve enjoyed a lot more has been playing very local, random places like VFW Halls and teen centers, where kids come” to shows “because they love music and not because they want to be feel cool or part of a scene.”

The States will be at the Middle East in Cambridge on May 17th. Music and show dates can be found on www.thestatesonline.com.

—Amos Barshad

Ensimismada

Ensimismada began as a rock creation of four high school chums, Julia Jarcho ’04, Harry G. Kimball ’04, Zeke W. Reich ’04 and Michael Frank.

Upon entering college,