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Engineering the Soul

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Released
  
6 September 2008

Producer
  
Tim O’Heir

Release date
  
6 September 2008

Genres
  
Punk rock, Soul rock

Length
  
44:47

Artist
  
Something with Numbers

Label
  
Below Par Records

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Recorded
  
March/April 2008 Mission Sound Studios Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Engineering the Soul is the third studio album by Australian punk rock band Something with Numbers. It was released through Below Par Records on 6 September 2008. In reference to the title of the album, lead vocalist of Something with Numbers Jake Grigg said, "Music is what powers the soul. We make the music. We are engineering the soul".

Contents

The first song off the album to be released to radio airplay was "Stay with Me Bright Eyes". It was released as a CD single in stores and as a digital download on 28 June 2008. It reached number 52 on the ARIA Chart and received airplay on Australian music television network, Channel V.

The first pressing of the album came with a bonus DVD featuring the "Stay with Me Bright Eyes" video and 'Behind the Scenes', the 12 min Engineering the Soul EPK, plus all the videos for the singles from SWN's previous album. On 14 September 2008, Engineering the Soul debuted at number 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Production

Something with Numbers left Australia in late February 2008, bound for New York. They arrived on 19 February, and began pre-production for the new album on 21 February. Production for the album commenced on 3 March, upon completion of pre-production. The album was recorded over nine weeks from March to April, at Mission Sound Studios, Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. It was produced by Tim O’Heir, who is known for collaborations with bands such as Dinosaur Jr., The All-American Rejects and Say Anything.

Track listing

  1. "Stay with Me Bright Eyes" – 4:05
  2. "It's All Gonna Happen Again" – 2:41
  3. "We'll Fight" – 4:06
  4. "Twisted" – 3:57
  5. "This Will Be the Last Time" – 3:34
  6. "Diamonds" – 3:41
  7. "89 Freedom Street" – 4:10
  8. "Seventeen Places" – 3:59
  9. "Yesterday" – 4:21
  10. "Pants on Fire" – 2:52
  11. "Don't Spend Forever" – 3:42
  12. "I'll Be There" – 3:51

Charts

The album has so far peaked at #4 on the iTunes Store.

Songs

1Stay With Me Bright Eyes4:06
2It's All Gonna Happen Again2:41
3We'll Fight4:06

References

Engineering the Soul Wikipedia
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