Somebody tell The Strokes, The Vines, The Hives and The White Stripes to move over and make room for the newest band to sport the “the so-and-sos” band name, The Exies. On second thought, never mind; these guys aren’t worth the hassle.

The Exies’ first single, “My Goddess,” sounds like an angrier, more electronic Bon Jovi. But then, after listening to the rest of their album, “Inertia,” one discovers that’s exactly what The Exies are.

-“I kickout/ I kickout before you cage me.”

That’s just a small example of how creative the lyrics on this album aren’t. I hate to be so harsh, but the fact of the matter is, there is nothing original on this album. It seems like we’ve heard every song before, and The Exies are just trying to jump on the pop star bandwagon.

Highlights of the album include the title track, “Inertia,” which uses a little less of the electronic effects that make the rest of the album sound so bland and average.

“This is my chance to let go of the past. Inertia comes along.”

The seventh track, “Creeper Kamikaze,” utilizes an acoustic guitar and an orchestra, which makes for a welcome change, but only reminds us of how much this band wants to be Bon Jovi or The Goo Goo Dolls.

“I don’t feel anything, isn’t that amazing? I don’t want everything, just a little bit of nothing.”

Those innovative lyrics (sense the sarcasm) can be found on the song “Calm and Collapsed.” This is the song that sums up the whole album. It’s got that rebellious, angry feel to it; it’s loaded with electronic effects and it has simple lyrics that you or I could write during class.

For an indie band, The Exies sound pretty mainstream, and that’s not a good thing. Too much of mainstream rock is cluttered with money and fame issues, whereas indie bands seem more focused on the music itself, and less focused on whether they make a lot of money and make it to MTV.

While The Exies’ music may be sincere, and the result of lots of hard work, the fact remains, it’s all been done before.