Bursting out of a city notorious for breaking bands like the Pixies and Aerosmith, Boston-based band Hummer are drawing comparisons to a certain English rock ‘n’ roll band.

Strong songwriting has earned the quartet a likeness to the Beatles.

“Because I love them, it’s always a compliment,” said Stephen Mayone, songwriter/vocalist/guitar player for Hummer. “Everyone always loves the Beatles.”

Bonding over their love for the Beatles, Mayone and drummer/vocalist Daniel Cantor made music together in high school. After parting to experiment with different musical ventures, they eventually reunited to form the core of Hummer.

The songwriting duo, along with guitarist Jonas Kahn and bassist Brian Karp, is touring nationally to support its debut release, “Premium,” a collection of pop songs rooted in classic rock.

After revealing the history of his connection with Cantor, Mayone dropped names of musicians who have been influential.

“Speaking for myself, I love Neil Young,” he said, noting that there are too many bands from which to choose. “We both love classic rock … and the quirkier stuff.”

Uniting the band with Accurate Records, a label known primarily for jazz, Cantor handles the business side of Hummer.

“Dan got to know Russ Gershon, and it was like a friendly negotiation,” Mayone recalled. “They had a rep for handling really cool bands.”

These bands include Medeski, Martin, Wood and Morphine, whose saxophone player, Dana Colley, is featured on a couple Hummer songs.

Cantor and Mayone’s strong leadership skills are a perfect compliment to the musical desires of the band.

“The music side of it is for the love of it. Life’s purpose is to merely create,” Mayone said. “But we need to be creative and keep the business running. [Otherwise] we’d be bedroom rockers.”

World domination has yet to enter the picture, but Mayone admits it would be nice to make a positive change.

“In our ideal world, we’d love to help people,” he said. But right now, “we’re trying to play ball with the big boys.”

Cantor’s experience with motion pictures has been a non-musical force directing the band’s sound.

“He’s done a lot of film scoring,” Mayone said. “He brings in a theatrical sort of angle.”

The great outdoors have also worked their way into the music.

“We both like nature,” Mayone explained. “We try to make the music sound organic.”

The band hopes to transfer this organic sound to the live show.

“We’re trying to jam a bit more,” Mayone said, admitting to being a “closet Deadhead.”

“We’ve had people dancing,” he said. “We’ll add some funkiness to [the show].”

Ultimately, Hummer hopes to pull the crowd into an emotional experience, which is the greatest draw of Hummer’s music.

Beautifully crafted songs such as “Sweetly” and “House on a Hill” are pop songs that don’t really deal with pop subjects.

“Dan and I try to write about something specific or unusual. ‘Sweetly’ I wrote for Kurt Cobain after he blew his head off. I was like, ‘You asshole. You fucking asshole,'” Mayone said.

Playing at Boheme on Monday, with a show in Iowa City on Wednesday, Hummer is slowly building a fan base and drawing more Beatles comparisons.

There are other pop comparisons that would not be as well received.

Celine Dion and ‘N Sync are a few musicians with which Mayone feels it would be best to avoid associations.

But there are, of course, unexpected exceptions.

“You know, I’m kinda diggin’ that Britney Spears girl,” he said.