Comparable to bands like Default, Third Eye Blind, and Familiar 48, July for Kings are a melodic post-grunge and alternative pop/rock outfit whose primary influences include Pearl Jam, Live, and Creed (with hints of U2 at times). Joe Hedges, July for Kings' lead singer, is obviously well aware of Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, and Live's Ed Kowalczyk has clearly had a major impact on his vocals. July for Kings generally rock harder than U2, although some of the band's lyrics hint at U2's spirituality. Much like Creed and Default, July for Kings have a way of combining loud, amplified, crunching guitars with poppy melodies and sensitive, reflective lyrics; in other words, July for Kings' sound is quite typical of what alternative rock radio formats were playing in the late ‘90s and early 2000s.