Something with
Numbers - Engineering
The Soul (2008)
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Something
with Numbers
Tracks
1. No Disguise
2. Evil Woman
3. Runaway
4. It's A War
5. Land Of Strangers
6. Crystal's Getting High
7. Get It
8. In The Wild
9. Snowlights
10. Refuse
11. Off The Radar
12. We Defect
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"Engineering
The Soul" is the third album for New South Wales band Something With
Numbers.
Produced by Tim O'Heir (who is best known for his work with
All-American Rejects and The Starting Line) and recorded in Brooklyn
New York, the LP successfully exhibits the bands talent and genius.
Chief songwriter and lead vocalist Jake Grigg is completely
unrestrained here, much like his curly hair, creating songs that are
outrageously flamboyant and vibrant whilst still being relevant.
First track (and radio favourite) Stay
With Me Bright Eyes is undeniably infectious from the very
moment it begins. With simple lyrics like:
"If
you were a poem then I would be the pain, together we would need each
other like a rose needs rain"...
along with rhythmic clapping throughout, Bright Eyes is
sure to be a sing-a-long favourite at Something With Numbers concerts
from this point onwards.
More bouncy and catchy songs included are This Will Be The Last Time
and Seventeen Places.
Both contain pulsating drums and sharp guitar chords combined with
tales of turbulent relationships.
On the other side of the spectrum, there is We'll Fight, Yesterday and Don't Spend Forever
which show that Something With Numbers are also more than capable of
creating soft, lyrically focused songs that don't rely on heavy noises
to get the audiences immediate attention.
According to Grigg, the linchpin that holds the entire album together
is the track 78 Freedom
Street. Opening with what sounds like stomping of feet,
Griggs (one can only presume) sings about the days before the band
received recognition - you know, when they were poor but
happy.
Ironically, it's this very track which is almost certain to be a
guaranteed commercial hit and live hit...
Along with the limited edition CD currently on shelves, "Engineering
The Soul" also delivers with a DVD that contains all of the bands past
and present film clips - plus a short documentary detailing the bands
journey to New York and this albums inception.
If you love good Aussie music, do yourself a favour, and add Something
With Numbers' "Engineering The Soul" to your music collection.
RATING:
4 out of 5
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