365 Is Your Favorite Number

My New Band Believe “Numerology”

“Numerology” feels smooth and suave despite itself. The ultra-frenetic acoustic guitar would typically signal agitation or anxiety, but instead feels like a strummed approximation of pulsing EDM keyboards. Skronky horns would normally feel a little uncomfortable and abrasive, but in this context, it comes across as bursts of excited energy. Cameron Picton, formerly of the proggy post-punk group Black Midi, makes the contradictions work by committing to a handsome vocal tone and singing lyrics about anticipation from a calm and calculating perspective. But not in a sinister or creepy way – he just sounds like a man with a plan, who knows what he wants from a night out dancing, and is ready to shamelessly flirt his way to his desired result.

Buy it from Bandcamp.