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Heavy on the synth, with a mindful ear towards the pop, San Francisco's Numbers (warning: splash page is annoying as all hell) can count themselves among the Bay Area's non-hyphy highlights.

And now there are new numbers to hear as Numbers issue Now You Are This, their fourth album and second for Kill Rock Stars, on August 21. The band have added 13 tracks to their catalog, and will follow their release with more than twice that many tour dates. It oughta be, er, nearly 2 much fun 4 you 2 bear.

Now You Are This:

01 New Life
02 Mind Hole
03 Kosmos Love
04 Hey Hey Dream
05 Fantasy Life
06 I Ripped My Own Heart Out
07 Fly on the Window
08 The Mapping of E8
09 Lone Life
10 Liela Mila
11 Everything Is Fine
12 I Want to Believe
13 What Happened to You

Math:

08-25 San Francisco, CA - Elbo Room
08-31 Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio
09-02 Durham, NC - Duke Coffeehouse
09-03 Atlanta, GA - MJQ Drunken Unicorn
09-04 Birmingham, AL - The Bottle Tree Cafe
09-05 Lexington, KY - ArtsPlace
09-06 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
09-07 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
09-08 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
09-10 Cleveland, OH - Beachland
09-11 Buffalo, NY - Soundlab
09-12 Toronto, Ontario - Sneeky Dee's
09-13 Montreal, Quebec - Zoo Bizarre
09-14 Jamaica Plains, MA - Milky Way
09-15 New York, NY - The Tank
09-28 Portland, OR - Someday Lounge
09-29 Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
10-01 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
10-02 Denver, CO - The Hi-Dive
10-03 Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar
10-04 Dallas, TX - The Public Trust
10-05 Houston, TX - Rudyard's Pub
10-06 Austin, TX - Mohawk
10-08 Flagstaff, AZ - TBA
10-09 Phoenix, AZ - Modified Arts
10-10 Mexicali, Mexico - Bar Velouria
10-11 San Diego, CA - TBA
10-12 North Hollywood, CA - The Smell