Music writing, as a form, loves classifications: X band sounds like X other band, and thus belongs in X genre. However, in the eight years that they’ve been around, the Dead Science have refused to be put in a particular box – including Seattle’s indie-rock shaped one. At one time or another they’ve performed lo-fi drone music, minimalist classical compositions, hip-hop covers and as a burning jazz trio, with compositions that range from smooth ballads to violently tangible rock songs. They’ve been a back-up rhythm section, theater composers and supporting musicians, but have approached all with the same creative disregard for boundaries and a willingness to take risks. It is with this same disregard that they release their new album, Villianaire, which promises to be an realization of the band’s past work in an epic cannibalization of styles, sounds, and genres.

Sun., Sept. 7, 8 p.m., 2008