Albums
Wires Reply
2007
Release Date: 2007
By Jason Crock
Reviewed July 30, 2007
Laptop pop band returns after a four-year hiatus and here they recall Midwestern peers the Flaming Lips, the Minus Story, and even Sparklehorse, with impassioned, effeminate melodies struggling against waves of washed-out keyboards and clamoring percussion.
It's been four years since Namelessnumberheadman released their last album, Your Voice Repeating, a captivating mix of live instruments and laptop pop back when that idea was a bit more novel. Things are a little different these days, especially with the initial bliss and ensuing oversaturation of the Postal Service now over, but Namelessnumberheadman are far from stuck in that same rut. As before, they hold onto some of the hallmarks of their Midwestern peers: In not just the lilting drawl of vocalists Chuck Whittington and Andrew Sallee, but also the titanic drums that almost overbear their gentler tendencies, Namelessnumberheadman recall Flaming Lips, but there's also a similar strain between this three-man group and the Minus Story, Doris Henson, and even Sparklehorse, with impassioned, effeminate melodies struggling against waves of washed-out keyboards and clamoring percussion.