"Staring At Trees" is the debut mini-album from Louisville, KY's avant-pop / post-punk / whatever-rock rookies of the year -- WOMBO. With heavy historical whiffs of everything from Devo to Kleenex/LiLiPUT, ESG, Talking Heads, and Henry Cow, the excellent young trio of Sydney Chadwick (bass/vox), Cameron Lowe (guitar), and Joel Taylor (drums) follow in the footsteps of futuristic garage-funk greats with a lovably kool wit, while somehow managing to be sincerely, effortlessly, and unforgivingly themselves.