By the Numbers

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By the Numbers
BYTHENUMBERS.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 2008
Genre Indie pop
Length44:42
Producer Christopher Moll, Jon Wilkins
The Postmarks chronology
The Postmarks
(2007)
By the Numbers
(2008)
Memoirs at the End of the World
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Pitchfork Media (7.4/10) [3]

By the Numbers is an album of covers performed by The Postmarks, released in 2008.

Contents

Track listing


  1. "One Note Samba" (Antonio Carlos Jobim)- 3:05
  2. "You Only Live Twice" (Nancy Sinatra) - 2:57
  3. "Three Little Birds" (Bob Marley) - 3:51
  4. "OX4" (Ride)- 4:56
  5. "Five Years" (David Bowie) - 4:19
  6. "Six Different Ways" (The Cure)- 4:15
  7. "7-11" (The Ramones) - 3:40
  8. "Eight Miles High" (The Byrds) - 4:15
  9. "Nine Million Rainy Days" (The Jesus & Mary Chain) - 3:57
  10. "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (Richard Rodgers) - 2:27
  11. "11:59" (Blondie) - 3:47
  12. "Pinball Number Count" (The Pointer Sisters) - 2:13

Personnel

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References

  1. Sendra, Tim. By the Numbers at AllMusic
  2. "ChartAttack review". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  3. "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2008-11-24.