Psycho-sexual therapy, skittering faux-funk, and stop-start syncopations are just a few of the clever adjectives used to describe the up and coming New York trio, Babe the Blue Ox.

Formed in an attic in Brooklyn through mutual friendships seven years ago, BTBO has made quite a name for itself as a musically experimental band. With such influences as George Clinton, Prince and The Talking Heads, their sound covers large territories.

Their latest release, People, fuses all of these unique styles to form an eclectic soup of odd keys and syncopated polyrhythms.

“Other people seem to think of us as [experimental] but we don’t consider ourselves to be,” bassist Rose Thomson said.

Much of their unconventional sound probably derived from their many years of formal music training.

Thomson began her career at the age of four playing piano.

Eventually, her musical interests evolved into guitar and bass. She went on to receive a music degree.

Guitarist Tim Thomas also has a college music degree while percussionist Hanna Fox began as a violinist in an orchestra.

However, their evolution has left them with an uniqueness not found in any other type of rock, pop or punk music. Though it’s easy to find these styles throughout their album.

From the funky ’70s sound of “Rube Goldberg” and “Family Picnic” to the guitar sensuality of “Resume,” it is difficult to put Babe into any specific musical genre. But, fun and energetic is certainly an appropriate category.

Thomson described their live show as very “energetic with a lot of moving around.” They’ve also been known to spontaneously scrape their guitars together.

Though most of their sets are primarily made up of fast paced hard hitting tunes, BTBO has begun to incorporate more of their new, slower tunes into the shows. By doing this, they hope to give the audience a different perspective of their capabilities.

The band however wishes it would get more of a response from the audience during its shows in the way of dancing and movement,Thomson said.

However, they do get most of their positive feedback when audience members talk to them after shows.

Those who go to a BTBO concert will certainly be in for something different.

“It’s good music, man!” said Thomson.

On an abbreviated tour of the midwest, including Kansas City, Madison, Wis. and the Twin Cities, Babe the Blue Ox will make a stop here in Iowa to serenade Ames with their avant-garde style at the Maintenance Shop.

This will be a homecoming of sorts for Thomas who is originally from Ames. Tickets are $5, $6 the day of the show.

And don’t bother bringing your fake IDs with you. The M-shop, as always, is for all ages.