I guess I sort of took a layoff from paying close attention to new bands, lasting roughly four years, from about 1998-2001. When I came roaring back, one of the first bands to catch my attention were a just-springing-out San Francisco band called NUMBERS. Their robotic, off-tempo, patterns; angry, stabbing guitar, and overall metronomic sound was totally intoxicating, and those first few live shows I saw of theirs – usually about 15 minutes each – were totally friggin’ great. As I understand it, they are still a band, but I have not “sceneâ€Â nor heard them in about three years, disappointed as I was by their second CD, “In My Mind All The Timeâ€Â. For a short period, though their first record “NUMBERS LIFEâ€Â was, in fact, my life. It holds up to this day, and then some. See if you agree by downloading the tracks below.
Play or Download NUMBERS – “Intercomâ€Â
Play or Download NUMBERS – “Driving Songâ€Â