Here's the thing about covers: everyone enjoys listening to them at least once. A good cover brings something new to the song and makes you listen to it from a different perspective. Because everything sounds good under the thick veneer of hazy twee pop, including the Ramones and Bob Marley, the Postmarks effort is enjoyable on multiple listens. By-the-Numbers began as a project to release one cover each month for 2008. Each songs title has a number in it that corresponds to the month (beginning with "One Note Samba for January, and ending with "11:59 for November). The album ends with a cover of the Pointer Sisters "Pinball Number Count, the song from a popular Seasame Street counting cartoon. Despite venturing into different genres, from reggae to surf rock, the album has a consistency thats aided by dreamy and layered instrumentation, and Tim Yehezkelys wavering voice.
(Unfiltered)The Postmarks
By-the-Numbers
BY Lauren RahamPublished Nov 18, 2008