Upon first listening to the funky reggae rock of Science Hill, images of ocean swells, beaches and palm trees might dance in your head and make their way down to your hips. That's a pretty good transportive musical accomplishment coming from four dudes from the tropical oasis known as ... umm, St. Louis. But they'll tell you their island influence and appreciation trumps their Midwest locale. "That's kind of our natural environment anyways," says vocalist/guitarist Jeff Nations. "The reggae thing just kind of feeds into that. You cannot hear reggae and not smile." Science Hill - with Nations, Dave Seithel (guitar, backing vocals), his brother Chris (drums) and Chris Barnes (bass) - keeps the good vibes coming. The album "Moonlight Swimming" contains songs radio-ready in length while focusing on bouncy grooves and musical chops in the vein of idols like 311 and Incubus, with harmonizing guitar lines, the occasional solo and a lyrical positivity that indicates "everything's gonna be all right." It's a sound and message that doesn't quite fit with the tattoo-covered riff rock heard on radio today, but that's how these guys like it. "That's priority number one for us is to absolutely love life and love what you're doing," Nations says. Science Hill will perform at 9 p.m. Nov. 17 at Hammerjacks Rock-N-Roll Sports Bar.