3OH!3

Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte, the dudes behind the rap-rock duo 3OH!3, started dropping science in a college physics class. Now they're about to drop their first album.

With a name inspired by Colorado's 303 area code, twentysomethings Foreman and Motte are riding a wave of popularity due largely to their devil-may-care hit, Don't Trust Me. The lead single from their latest release, Want, the Metro Station-meets-MGMT song has a sweet hook followed by some not-so-sweet-lyrics:

Don't trust a ho
never trust a ho
won't trust a ho
won't trust me

Produced by Matt Squire (Katy Perry, Panic at the Disco, Boys Like Girls), the album is more rap than rock, featuring synth-laden aggro anthems like Punkb*tch, Holler Til You Pass Out and Starstrukk. Still Around, a down-tempo track with piano and handclaps, stands out because it's never clear if they're sincere or just joking. 3OH!3 say they're not playing: "People ask us if we’re serious about our music… but I don’t think that having fun with your music negates being serious about it."

3OH!3 are currently touring on the 2009 Warped Tour along with brokeNCYDE, Black Tide and The Devil Wears Prada.

See: myspace.com/3oh3