Lyric-driven listeners will take to this Southern quintet like wildfire. Singer Jesse Coppenbarger's thought-provoking words (not to mention the varied delivery) are smartly coupled with layered guitars that add another dimension of intensity to the Mississippi native's work. With the help of skilled engineer Clay Jones--the man responsible for producing Modest Mouse's wildly successful "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank"--Colour Revolt [ tickets ] has a powerful full-length debut on Fat Possum Records, "Plunder, Beg, and Curse," available in stores April 1.

Performing Thursday, March 13 at 9 p.m. at Spiro's (615 Red River St.).

website: http://www.myspace.com/colourrevolt