New Numbers is basically reinventing the wheel, but the tunes are generally catchy and the band knows its way around a good hook. Rome wasn't built in a day, but you know what was? This self-released, self-financed debut album from Brooklynites Josh Abbott and Mike Fadem, formerly of the Jealous Girlfriends. Vacationland was recorded in the space of 24 hours, although there was some fussing with the album's mixing and overdubs that took several months in Abbott's living room. The end result is a frantic confection of '80s-style indie rock that recalls, at least upfront, the work of...
New Numbers is the new band of Joshua Abbott and Michael Fadem, former members - together with Holly Miranda - of The Jealous Girlfriends, a band that graced the cover of The Deli in 2006 . This new project shares with their previous effort a sober psych rock influence and a punchy, hybrid sound, where guitars and synths cooperate to create thick and textured arrangements. The group's material reveals all sorts of influences. "Creature Comforts" is the only track from the new CD available online and - I know some people won't like this, but it's [...]
New Numbers is the new band of Joshua Abbott and Michael Fadem, former members - together with Holly Miranda - of The Jealous Girlfriends, a band that graced the cover of The Deli in 2006 . This new project shares with their previous effort a sober psych rock influence and a punchy, hybrid sound, where guitars and synths cooperate to create thick and textured arrangements. The group's material reveals all sorts of influences. "Creature Comforts" is the only track from the new CD available online and - I know some people won't like this, but it's [...]
New Numbers , ex-Jealous Girlfriends singer/guitarist Josh Abbott and drummer Mike Fadem, will be releasing their debut LP, Vacationland , physically via the band's own label Musiques Primitives and iTunes on March 8, 2011. A 12-inch pressing on high quality 180 gram vinyl will be available through These Are Not Records. Check out the press release and more "after the jump" The self-funded, self-recorded album builds on the songs Abbott penned for the band's inaugural EP, Islands , and features [...]
Recommended Show: TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010 SEAN BONES, TWIN SHADOW, NEW NUMBERS & YOU CAN BE A WESLEY @ MERCURY LOUNGE 217 E Houston St New York, NY 10002 $10, 7PM There's no singular stand-out act at tonight's show at the Mercury Lounge, so you'll have to go for the long haul. Come early for You Can Be a Wesley and stay late for Sean Bones . In between New Numbers and Twin Shadow perform. Chief @ [...]
A benefit for the Empty Cages Collective (a no-kill animal shelter here in Brooklyn), Wednesday's show at the Bell House rocked with a specific sense of purpose from two emerging local bands in particular: The Drums and New Numbers. Going into the show, I had only been familiar with a few songs from The Drums , but standout track "Let's Go Surfing" was reason alone to seek the Brooklyn-by-way-of-Florida quartet out live. A twitchy, optimistic, entirely irony-free song about good weather and sweet waves that the Cure might have written had [...]
If you correctly come to this blog for fresh new music, then you're gonna love this post. Indeed it's so good it may well be precisely why we evolved ears. Enjoy using them on our bahalf... CRYSTAL FIGHTERS Have we just heard the future coming? Blogs have gone all flushed and it's time to take note. Drawing our breath off the trickle of musical bubbles as they float past us, this London 5-piece came by as a rapid blast of oxygen to the brain. That's not to say you [...]
Tons of stuff in this early month mailbox purge. Even as I compile this, more music is flooding the LICORICE PIZZA inbox, so with luck and proper organizational skills, I may actually get out another mailbox post this month. Let's all keep our fingers crossed. You're going to see a couple more than usual electro-dance sorta things. Everybody wants to be the next Lady Gaga. I usually just delete these and move on unless I think the song is catchy or somewhat interesting, or if I just happen to be in a good mood. Two of the [...]
Jeremy Balderson Blog? Don't blog? Blog? Don't blog? Fuck it. Blog. Brooklyn's Jealous Girlfriends have been good to their word of taking 2009 off, but their individual components have hardly been idle. As reported back in January , singer Holly Miranda was working on a solo project and that's now manifested itself as a five-song EP entitled Sleep On Fire . You can download an acoustic version of one of the tracks on her website, and she's playing some US dates [...]
Get the well done (and free) EP "Islands" from the New Numbers . Brooklyn based indierock without the somtimes slightly overdriven NYC attidude, playing with a bit of late 70's and postpunkish elements, melodic guitar based indierock and therefore worth being heard beneath the NYC borders. New Numbers - Islands EP (ZIP)
New Numbers tour dates, free EP New Numbers , the new project from Josh Abbott and Mike Fadem of The Jealous Girlfriends , is hitting the road this June with friends Team B (Kelly from Beirut and Arcade Fire), for a short tour of the northeast and midwest. June 22nd - Toronto @ The Horseshoe Tavern June 23rd - Chicago @ Beat Kitchen June 24th - Pittsburgh @ Garfield Artworks June 25th - Montreal @ Green Room June 26th - Boston @ PA's [...]
If there's one thing we love more than music it's free music. So our hats go off to New Numbers.New Numbers is the new project from Josh Abbott and Mike Fadem of Brooklyn indie band Jealous Girlfriends. With some help of friends, including Evan Voytas and members of Sam Champion, New Numbers have put together the Islands EP.Here's the best part, wait for it, they are making the EP available for
Who : New Numbers from Brooklyn. What : The new project from Josh Abbott and Mike Fadem of The Jealous Girlfriends (who are on a break right now). Holly 's doing her thing, these guys missed the road and wanted to get back out. The songs come from Abbott's vast collection and were recorded with help from friends Noah Chernin ( Sam Champion ), Matt Sumrow ( The Comas ) and Evan Voytas . The debut EP shares the name with the song below ( Islands) and was produced [...]
NYC has a new rock band that has me smiling. New Numbers is the new musical project of Josh and Mike of The Jealous Girlfriends (who - if you read this blog - you know we love a whole lot), Noah of Sam Champion , and Matt of The Comas and Dean and Britta . Sounds like a win win collaboration, right? It is. Take a listen: mp3: New Numbers - Islands mp3: New Numbers - Hinterlands You can get [...]
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