Incubus

Overview

It's been a while since the name and sounds of Incubus have been syphoned into our ear drums, but they have not been forgotten, it seems.

They brought us the now decade old classic, 'Drive', and follow up singles 'Wish You Were Here' and 'Dig', along with many others, but haven't put out a record for nearly five years. So what gives? Where have these lovable rogues been?

After the success of their worldwide hit album Make Yourself in 1999 and its follow-up, Morning View in 2001, the band continued to tour well into the 00's, busting out a couple more albums and a greatest hits CD, bringing their discography to an impressive six records, as well as being certified platinum and scoring a number 1 US album for their 6^th effort, Light Grenades. They announced a hiatus after their 2008 Australian Soundwave tour and re-emerged in July last year with their 7^th album, If Not Now, When?. For a band renown for their gritty sound, there's hope in the new album, which lead singer Brandon Boyd says will be “darker, slower...and more involved than anything Incubus has birthed to date”.

With that sort of promise, it looks like witnessing the rebirth and reappearance of this Californian band could be worth the wait.