Photo from the Kingsley Flood myspace page.

Sextet Kingsley Flood is the sort of band that defies both genre and geography. Like DCist favorites These United States and Typefighter, Kingsley Flood toys with the idea of country-inflected music coming from people living in rural environments and strictly rootsy influences. They cite Springsteen and The Clash as influences, and came together as a function of the music scene in the hardly country locale of Boston. Furthermore, primary singer/songwriter Naseem Khuri lives here in D.C., even though the rest of the band still resides in the northeast.

Kingsley Flood’s most recent album was strong enough to gain them an appearance on NPR’s Weekend Edition and their high-energy live show will be stopping by the Velvet Lounge tomorrow night. We took some time out to talk to Khuri about his love for punk music, the advantages of living several states apart and his fondness for spooky organs — and the band was kind enough to allow DCist to premiere the video for “Quiet Quiet Ground,” which you’ll find after the jump.