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Red Queen Hypothesis - Contorted in Deep Space (Third Uncle Records) CD Red Queen Hypothesis is the flagship band of a large collective of Midwestern weirdos based out of Indianapolis and Richmond, Indiana - a sort of Bermuda Triangle of rural sonic oddity that has expelled homemade recordings since 2000 by such bands you've never heard as the Snatchclaws, the Library, and Sharky Farmers. Red Queen Hypothesis - or RQH, as their fans call them - perform a timeless, fuzzy-cute pop that has drawn comparisons to the Polyphonic Spree, Guided by Voices, the Gerbils, and Jim Henson's Muppets. On Contorted in Deep Space, the group has distilled the pop promise of its earlier homemade releases into a focused, singularly catchy collection of tunes. Science themes (leader Andrew Myers has a geology degree from Richmond's Earlham College), obtuse poetry, and drugged storytelling feature prominently on this album. It even features a commissioned children's song about the evolution of wooly mammoths! There are plenty of 60s pop nods on here - Beach Boys style bouncing and Kinks-inspired sing songs - mingling with the layers of quirk, fuzz and home fidelities that at least one critic is sure to describe as "catchier than a football." Besides mainstay Andrew Myers, Red Queen Hypothesis has had a pretty fluid membership, including noteworthy alums Joe O'Connell (Elephant Micah), Jason Henn (Kitchen Typists, Elephant Micah), and about a dozen other musicians, at least one of whom is currently in prison. Contorted in Deep Space features Myers and Henn on most instruments, under the sonic influence of recordist Graham Wood (Gray Home Music).