The Method and Result, a two-person band out of Philadelphia, will bring an erratic mixture of electronics, indie pop and vocals to tonight's Roustabout!

The band, along with Roustabout! regular The Bullet Parade, will perform at The Darkhorse Tavern, 128 E. College Ave.

Husband and wife team Megan (pronounced with a long "e") and Mason Wendell, who have been married for four years and performing together for ten, constitute The Method and Result.

The diverse styles the couple uses are not only reflected in the music, but also are the basis for the band's name.

"We use a hip-hop method with an indie rock result," Megan said, explaining that the name also implies a scientific resonance of "organic methods" the two use to make their music.

The band uses a style known as laptop rock, in which instruments or sounds are recorded then looped. The Wendells use sounds as musically cliché as guitars to as unusual as the natural noises emitted by a cave.

"They are hard to describe because they are definitely eclectic," said Jeff Van Fossan, event organizer and The Bullet Parade frontman.

Despite the eccentric sounds, the accompanying words are much more traditional and similar to pop lyrics.

"The focus is on songwriting," Megan said. "We're not just trying to create an electronic beat."

The songs themselves are generally about romantic relationships, but also about the connections people form.

"It's a lot about communication and how different people relate to each other," Megan said.

State College is one of the few places the band will hit before officially kicking off its national tour on April 1. The tour is in promotion of its new album, The Things You Miss, which will be released in late March by two different record labels.

It might seem unusual for an album to be co-released, but the variety of sounds and styles The Method and Result employs creates a sound that is not easy to define under one label, Van Fossan said. "They appeal to people that are into electronic music or hip-hop, and they are also popular with people who like indie rock," Van Fossan said.

Throughout the night, DJ Dan Kopp, will be spinning records.

"I'll probably play a mixture of soul and '60s garage rock," Kopp said.

Between Kopp's tunes, The Bullet Parade and The Method and Result's extensive variety, the show offers sounds for all music tastes, Van Fossan said.

"I thought it would be a cool splash of variety into the Roustabout! schedule," Van Fossan said.