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They are young, but smart; siblings, but they actually like each other; and they are quite poor, for now, but dreaming big. One Red Martian is a four-man band consisting of three brothers — Ben Woodul, 22; Jimi Woodul, 21 and Joe Woodul, 18 — and Dan Dekalb, 21, who is like a brother, says Jimi. They all live together in a two-bedroom apartment off Greenville Ave. and earned money to record their first full-length album, Spit My Brain, waiting tables in Lower Greenville’s bars and restaurants. (OK, OK. They also got a little help from Mom, which frontman Jimi admits doesn’t sound very rock ‘n’ roll).

Tell us a little bit about your bandmates and yourself.

We are from rural upstate New York — a small town called Newport that is about one hour away from Syracuse, N.Y. Dan and I have been friends since first grade. Since middle school, we’ve played piano together. Piano is still a big part of what we do, but our style has evolved since then. My brothers joined the group, and we moved to Dallas in 2008. I am the singer and guitarist. Dan is on the keys and backup vocals. Ben plays bass, and my other brother, Joe, plays drums.

For those who haven’t yet discovered One Red Martian, could you describe your music?

We can’t help, like any serious songwriter, but be inspired by bands like Muse, Ben Folds, Radiohead but we don’t set out to sound like anyone or anything specific. We still love piano, but with heavier sounds — the phrases “heaviest piano band ever”, “intensely lyrical ballad rock” and “genre-busting piano metal” have been thrown around.