Pitchfork

[Posted Monday, November 10th, 2003 03:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

Although their site is new and their biography is under construction, San Francisco's Numbers have posted this "temporary bio" for you to consider: "Numbers are rich college kids who think they're really cool and play whatever the latest trend is." Well, the sarcasm of this line was not lost on us, as it reflects the assumption put forth by former Pitchfork scribe Chris Ott in his disdainful Pitchfork review of 2002's Numbers Life. Regardless of their economic position, college enrollment status, or susceptibility to musical trends, the Numbers beat goes on confidently, as evidenced by a recent and successful remix album (Numbers Death), a year of touring, and-- coo!-- a new one on the way.

The trio, comprised of vocalist/drummer Indra Dunis, Moog-man Eric Landmark, and guitarist Dave Broekema, have finished recording and mixing their next record, In My Mind All the Time, expected in late January 2004 on the Tigerbeat6 label. As Ms. Dunis tells Pitchfork, listeners can expect to hear "more short hyper dancey jams, similar to our first album, but I think the songs are better and it's recorded better." She goes on to tell us about the recording process: "It was probably the most fun I've ever had recording because we gave ourselves time to experiment. We spent a lot of time trying out different weird mics to get the sounds we wanted. So I think it's got a wider range of tones than Numbers Life."

As with their debut, In My Mind... was recorded in their own studio on reel-to-reel equipment. However, this one was mixed by Alex Newport, a veteran producer who counts Polysics, At The Drive-In, and The Locust among his many production credits. Tracklist:

01 Go To Show
02 Disease
03 Drunk With Pain
04 Hot Fire
05 Dance Attack
06 Waiting
07 Anything
08 We're Numbers
09 I Will Smile More
10 Product Lust
11 Obsessed
12 Feelings

Late last week, Numbers hit the road for a November-long tour of the Southwest and California. Joining Numbers for most dates is Olympia, Washington's no wave trio Die Monitr Batss. Furthermore, Numbers plan to tour the new record early next year, kicking the festivities off January 31st with a record release party in San Francisco. Here are the remaining fall dates:

11-10 Santa Fe, NM - TBA *
11-11 Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory *
11-12 Norman, OK - Opolis *
11-13 Austin, TX - Emo's *
11-14 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves *
11-15 Houston, TX - Mary Jane's Fat Cat *
11-16 El Paso, TX - Regal Begel *
11-17 Phoenix, AZ - Modified *
11-18 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
11-19 San Diego, CA - Casbah *
11-20 Tijuana, MX - Tilly's *
11-21 Long Beach, CA - Koo's *
11-22 Santa Cruz, CA - UCSC *
11-24 San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill (w/ Flying Luttenbachers)

# with Die Monitr Batss

In addition to the forthcoming record, fans can expect a Tigerbeat6-issued split seven-inch which includes a Kid606 remix of an as-yet-undetermined Numbers jam. In addition, Troubleman-- the label that brought you Numbers' 2002 EP Ee-Uh!-- is reissuing the Erase Errata/Numbers split seven-inch with new artwork created by Dominique from Montreal's Les George Leningrad.