We’ve already mentioned once just why we find the Baltimore/D.C. dual citizens of Impossible Hair incredibly interesting, but it bears repeating. Most of these guys have been playing in bands of varying degrees of notoriety for over a decade and have perfected all of the elements of writing a good song. Many of their songs are short and sweet, barely over two minutes, moving seamlessly from one song to the next. While this hearkens back to the days of early rock and roll, their ability to bend and twist these elements without dumping on loads of reverb makes Guided By Voices the most oft-used reference point for describing Impossible Hair. And while Guided By Voices is an easy reference point for any band that has short songs with unusual song structure and angular guitar riffs, much like Bee Thousand, their debut album, What Is the Secret of Impossible Hair? pits fantastic track after fantastic track, so even though there are fourteen songs, they seem to end far too quickly.

We sat down with Joe Ryan, Sammy Ponzar, Jim Glass and Roman Kuebler in the Silver Spring practice space (where two of them live) to talk about all things Impossible Hair including their recent European tour and why they don’t fear short songs.

Find them online at: Their web site and MySpace

Buy their album: At Crooked Beat or online through Dischord Direct, Amazon, iTunes, Aimee Street, Rhapsody, Napster, Lala, Shockhound and eMusic.

See them next: Tonight! At the Rock and Roll Hotel with Public Good and Club Scout.