Modern rock is a tricky thing.

Creating within a genre that has seen its best days fade into the distant past can create a difficult dilemma for musicians still carrying the torch.

Do you throw the rulebook out completely for something like the electronic experimentation of Radiohead's brilliant albums "Amnesiac" and "Kid A," or attempt to work within the well-worn totems of the rock and roll band and search for an elusive sound that hasn't been discovered.

Falling strongly into the second camp is rock band Eastern Sidekick.

There are definite nods to 1970s riff rock bands like Black Sabbath and Deep Purple and the litter of 1990s heavy acts they spawned, but in the end, all of the pieces come together to form something new with this intriguing South Korean band.

And where they are from is just a small part of what produces Eastern Sidekick's fresh and exciting sound.

The band has a knack for creating songs that use standard rock phrases to take the music to unexpected places.

With "Sloppy Night" Eastern Sidekick shows they have what it takes to craft a quality song that you haven't heard a million times before.

While the overall production sound in "Sloppy Night" is reminiscent of Sonic Youth's seminal "Daydream Nation" album, the group quickly moves into rhythmic and chordal territory that makes it clear that their goal is more than just conjuring up sound-alike material.

While other music reviewers have compared Eastern Sidekick to the Foo Fighters, it is more apt to credit groups on the scene while Dave Grohl was still making drum magic with Nirvana, bands like The Pixies and The Screaming Trees, for the band's sound.

A lot of this has to do with the vocals, which manage to dial in the 1990s sound without being cheesy, no easy task.

Who could have known the terrible effect that Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder would have on rock vocals, as the worst of modern rock bands from Creed to Nickelback rode the singer's style to platinum album sales.

Such is not the case here.

The singing in Eastern Sidekick, like the band itself, shows a sensibility of knowing the monsters of rock, but also wanting to contribute something to the legacy.

Check out the music video for the new song "Sloppy Night" by South Korean rock band Eastern Sidekick RIGHT HERE