Names.

Zebediah Plush. A rather nice name. It rolls off your tongue, is easily recallable, and sounds pretty darn classy - all without actually having a meaning I'm aware of. Zebediah Plush is a Bangalore-based rock band, with its musical roots embedded deep in old-style rock. More to the point, it is one of only two Bangalore bands that I actually find musical.

The rest are...well, maybe a couple of catchy riffs here and there, a nice tune once in a while, but mainly sustained, consistent mediocrity (the few I've heard, anyway). Covers that don't excite me, shredding that makes my head throb....I certainly wouldn't make it a point to follow them.

But Zebediah Plush....how cool is it when a band, made of men (and one woman) in their 20s, steps out onto a stage and plays Emerson, Lake and Palmer's Fanfare for the Common Man? And not just plays it, but gives it a unique touch, a little lilt that's all their own. This band is absolutely the greatest thing since Thermal and a Quarter (another....ahem, interesting name). And - finally - they've released an album - Afterlaughs. I'm going to pick it up tomorrow, so I'll post some views then.

Keep this in mind, though - I've only heard them live once. The impression they made in that one hour was pretty goddamn favourable. An entire album sounds rather orgasmic.