Tomorrow, the House Cafe (273 E. Lincoln Highway) will host the launch of local band Inspector Owl’s long-awaited “Life Finds a Way” EP.

Boasting a group of five members, Inspector Owl offers a stage presence that in singer/guitarist Corey Wills’ opinion “makes for a more entertaining live experience.”

Despite their current size, however, the band came from meager beginnings as a two guys with a laptop four years ago.

A few changes in bass players and the addition of a drummer, violinist and trumpet player has created the band that Inspector Owl is today – Wills, bassist/backing vocalist Bobby Lord, keyboardist/trumpeteer/backup vocalist Ben Grigg, violinist Kara Eubanks and drummer/backing vocalist Jesse Fisher.

“We added members, it’s a natural thing,” Wills said. “But being in a band is hard work and is always a challenge. Something good always comes out of it, especially when you’re with people that you care about.”

Outside of band practice, Wills said several of the members can be found hanging out together on any given night.

“I know a lot of bands that don’t talk to each other outside of practice,” Wills said. “The fact that we can be found hanging out together is indicative of the quality of friendships that we have [and allows us] to reason with each other and listen to each other’s suggestions in a rational and friendly way.”

When asked to describe their sound, Wills classifies the band as indie rock, but in his words, that is the most generic classification.

Inspector Owl’s unique music goes further than just indie rock. It is a culmination of each member’s very different musical tastes and backgrounds – punk, ska, power pop, classical and alternative/indie rock.

“We all have very eclectic tastes as far as what we listen to,” says Wills. “[Our different tastes of music] kind of gels together and makes something weird. We’re a hard band to pin down because there are a lot of influences.”

The EP is a product of over a year’s worth of recording and also represents the physical changes that the band made in regard to a members leaving and new ones being added.

“It’s very transitional for us,” said Eubanks. “It’s a long teamwork accomplishment.”

The six songs featured on “Life Finds a Way” were written over a two year period and not only represent a change in the band’s physical makeup but a change in the kind of music they play as well.

“[The songs] are collectively the end of a type of music that we used to play,” said Wills, guitarist and vocalist for the band.

With the addition of new band members, Inspector Owl is taking advantage of the opportunity to change their sound – especially with the full-time addition of a trumpet and violin.

“Radiohead tried to reinvent themselves with every album,” said Wills. “That’s something that we all appreciate and something that we aspire to do – just grow and change musically.”

As for the future, Inspector Owl plans to continue creating the original sound that they are best known for.

“It would be great to be financially successful but the one thing we love is playing together,” Wills said. “Our main goal is to keep playing music that makes us and other people happy all the while challenging ourselves as musicians.”

Inspector Owl’s CD release show begins at 8 p.m. and costs $6 at the door. Scarring Party, Strongshark and Dorian Minor are opening.