Headtrip Window has literally come from nothing, hitting the St. Louis area with a sound the members refer to as a spiritual in-your-face type of rock coming from the hearts of people who love what they are doing.

The majority of the bands I see don’t look like it’s coming from the heart, Scott Davis, the band’s lead guitarist and back-up vocalist said. That’s why we are different. That’s what separates us.

The band’s logo consists of four panels that look exactly alike, joining to form a window representing the four members of the band coming together as one sound on the stage.

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Every person has their own view, and everyone has their own outlook, but when the four of us get together, our sound is energy-packed, Greg Morris, the bassist, said.

It’s been a ride. In four months the band has gone from creation to market air play, Bill Davis, the band’s manager said.

The group was formed in February of this year, and not long afterward was getting played on St. Louis’ KPNT FM, and being praised in several magazines. But perhaps the best example of its success is the single, Free Your Mind, which was recorded in a basement.

It’s really impressive when they (KPNT) believe in us that much, Davis said, commenting on how much KPNT wanted to use their music.

According to Davis, KPNT puts out a very popular compact disc each year showcasing local bands. This years disc, Pointessential Vol.2, out sold Michael Jackson’s HIStory on its release day in St. Louis. Out of more than 200 submissions, Free Your Mind was picked to go on the disc, but the station wanted a better recording. Rather then picking another group to fill the vacancy, KPNT postponed the band’s deadline so that it could go back and make another recording.

After all the publicity, however, Scott and Morris say that their music is still the most important part of their success, and that their writing and lyrical content has done nothing but to continually improve.

We’re not in this for the glamour, we write music that comes from the heart, Scott said. The first time I picked up a guitar, I just knew that was what I wanted to do. I can still sit back and try to listen to our music objectively, and still like what I hear.

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We get up there, and all we do is play to the people, Morris said, adding that the audience can really see how much emotion goes into their music.

If people would give unsigned talent a chance, they’ll find there is a lot of good music out there, Scott said. It doesn’t matter whether you like our music or not, but you can still listen to it and know that there is a force behind it.

Headtrip Window plays Saturday at 9:45 p.m. at Hangar 9, 511 S. Illinois Ave. Cover is $3.