Often times when people ask what type of music a band plays, it's tempting to give a long, detailed answer. There are usually a wide selection of ridiculously specific sub-genre classifications that may be used to demonstrate I have no life and like to pretend I know what I'm talking about when discussing music, but when it comes to Conner's Hello Graphic Missile, I might just have to respond with a succinct, "rock and roll".

The Lawrence, Kansas group has received what I would consider fairly accurate comparisons to The Strokes. Another, and perhaps more accurate, comparison would be to Franz Ferdinand. Like many of the Scottish group's catchy tunes, many of the tracks on Hello Graphic Missile, are built upon a bouncy bass line providing the perfect sound bed for lead guitarist Tom Wagner to lay upon his appealing guitar hooks while vocalist/guitarist James Duft adds intermittent chord slashes.

Don't let these comparisons to modern groups mislead you, however. As is the case with the previously mentioned groups, Conner's rock influences are firmly rooted in the creations of their predecessors from two to three decades ago and the thirteen tracks on Hello Graphic Missile would certainly make them proud.