Another band I shamefully neglected

I spent another small portion of our ECONOMIC STIMULUS PAYMENT on the AT THE DRIVE-IN anthology, "THIS STATION IS NON-OPERATIONAL."
I am rather ashamed to admit that I rarely considered ATDI during their active career. Now that they have splintered, my appreciation has grown exponentially.
It is a simplification, but basically creative differences and drug abuse broke apart the post-punk band from El Paso, Texas following the release of their best-selling album, the wonderful "Relationship of Command."
The two band members with the TOWERING AFROS -- Cedric Bixler-Zavala (lead vocals) and Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, backing vocals) -- split to form prog-rock group THE MARS VOLTA. The remaining, short-haired band members -- Jim Ward (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Paul Hinojos (bass) and Tony Hajjar (drums and percussion) -- formed the band SPARTA (although Hinojos has since joined The Mars Volta).
Confused? Then just find some ATDI songs and listen to the music. A mixture of styles, the music is difficult to pigeonhole. I suggest you check out the video for "Invalid Litter Dept.," a single off "Relationship of Command." Look for it here.