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2001 was a good year for Radiohead clones. Muse released their second album, Origin of Symmetry, to the fanfare of British rock critics. Coldplay finally attained mainstream success in the United States. And Travis cemented their international popularity with the Nigel Godrich-produced The Invisible Band. Meanwhile, in Denton, Texas (about as far away from Oxford as you can get), five jazz students at the University of North Texas released an EP under the name Midlake....

-era U2 and all energy, I knew I was witnessing something special. I bought their EP on iTunes soon after and it became regular listening for me during my morning commute. So when we started brainstorming the line up for Thursday's Unbuckled, they were at the top of my list. Luckily for all of us, they said yes. Lead guitarist Nate Martinez answered some questions for us in advance of the gig.