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HelenGroom
Joined: 19 Jul 2007
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Make It Better Later – Music By Numbers
How do you describe a band which manages to combine ska, reggae influences, blisteringly fast lyrics, a smattering of punk sounds, and a violin?
As if their smorgasbord of influences of sounds is not enough, the music also ranges from gritty political issues to songs about Ninjas, starting off their debut, self-produced album Music By Numbers with Headlines and Lies, of which you can guess the subject matter.
For most of the way through it is not the most lyrically sophisticated or polished of albums, but then along comes Pirate Song, which depending on your leaning in political spheres, is either genius wrapped up in a sea shanty, or a deeply offensive music analogy.
One of the more charming tracks here is Guys Can’t Dance, which sounds quite poppy really. Just watch out for the falsetto at the end, which is swiftly followed by an audio gem in the form of South Park’s Cartman introducing Eric, a song rather forgettable apart from the guest appearance.
No Credit sounds like a more frenetic version of something Sugar Ray or Fountains of Wayne might have produced, mixing a delight in the minutiae of life with a poppy sound. The changes in tempo throughout do keep catching the listener off guard though.
Clive, with its electro distort on the chorus also provides a welcome change in pace, and with lyrics including Scallies, pink drinks and alien fur, is well worth a listen.
Ones to skip over are One Too Many and So Indifferent, which really does speak for itself. Soul Train, far from recapturing the brilliance of the US TV show, is dreary, tiresome, and makes you not want to listen to the rest of the album.
Music By Numbers certainly has charm, but the album has a distracting rough-at-the edges feel to it. The band makes a point of emphasising their rapid journey from formation, to EP, to touring to an album. Unfortunately, they could perhaps have benefited from taking a bit more time over the whole thing.
Released in July, the album is available on Periphony Records/Party House through www.myspace.com/makeitbetterlater and www.makeitbetterlater.com.
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