Tigerbeat6
2004
In My Mind All The Time
About This Album
Numbers return with their most focused set of songs yet on their second full-length, In My Mind All the Time. While remaining true to the blocky, almost childlike dance-punk of their previous work, the trio embellishes its sound in exciting ways, making In My Mind All the Time the band's most expansive work to date as well. Granted, this isn't an especially difficult feat; Numbers' early releases were chaotic enough that the added structure the group brings to these songs makes it possible to add some clarity and diversity without sounding slick. In My Mind All the Time's last two songs reflect where Numbers has been and where the band is going: "Obsessed" is a violent miniature reminiscent of their Life work, with a theme that fits their deliberately repetitive sound perfectly. The Krautrock-inspired instrumental "Feelings," meanwhile, begins with three and a half minutes of droning synths (in which time the band could easily crank out three and a half songs) before guitars and drums fall into subdued step behind them. However, most of In My Mind All the Time isn't as polarized as either of these tracks; most of the songs are on the short side, but there's a lot going on in each one.
Track List (try tracks 1,2 and 12)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.