Man, this has got to be one the weirdest albums I've heard in a long time. Not that I didn't enjoy it, in fact Ima Robot's self-titled debut is likable for the same reason MTV's Jackass or The Bam Show are. They all feature originality, strangeness, and elements that you wouldn't ordinarily expect. Ima Robot manage to make a mixture of keyboards and various programming sounds work alongside traditional guitar, bass and drums. This results in a punkish, neo-new wave inspired sound that gives the band a unique spin. These guys can call this sound their own, and you gotta give them credit for that. Their first two songs, "Dynomite" and "Song #1" are so fast and weird that it's difficult to wrap your mind around them. The next track "Alive" (which is one of the few songs on the disc that is remotely normal) had an upbeat, rockin' feel to it, and its "Wake Up, Wake Up" chorus was pretty similar to the chorus of the Lostprophets' hit single "Make a Move."

I must admit, "A is for Action" blew me away with its excellent drumming and its clever use of synthesizers and keyboards. "Dirty Life" offers a hint of David Bowie circa "Let's Dance," with it's hooky chant of "Sex, Passion, Drugs, Fashion" during the verses. "12=3" starts off sounding like a hard industrial song (much like Nine Inch Nails earlier material), before morphing into a catchy, underground-sounding new-wave song straight from 1983. "Here Come the Bombs" is perhaps the most bizarre track - out of the gates it sounds like a typical 80's pop song, before it exploded into a heavy, chaotic, frenzied chorus that turns the song upside down. There is "good weirdness" and "weirdness just for the sake of weirdness" and for the most part Ima Robot keeps things on the positive side of this fine line.

The CD slows down at the end with "What Are We Made From" which sounded like a half futuristic-space-age, half eerie industrial song, but it had a really great chorus that got stuck in my head for days. This song was the highlight of the disc and even smacked of a Pink Floyd classic. The hidden track, "Black Jettas" is purely an 80's-sounding dance number that makes you want to get your groove on. All in all, I'd have to say that Ima Robot's creativity is refreshing, though some may find their music just plain weird. Then again it's a pretty weird freakin' world.