Maybe it only seems this way, but I swear every member of every Elephant Six associated band has another band that he or she leads. Not that that’s a bad thing, mind you. Hannah Jones, percussionist for The Circulatory System, provides another piece of evidence for this half-baked theory with the debut release by her latest project, The New Sound of Numbers.

Liberty Seeds is rife with layers of unusual and seemingly contradictory singsong monotone girl-group vocals. The harmonies are lush and striking but icy cold in their detachedness. I always imagine a roomful of Nico clones droning out these songs to a backdrop of kaleidoscope swirls and strobe lights.

Balancing pop with experimentalism, Liberty Seeds manages to be cohesive in its ebb and flow. Score that to their unique and fascinating vocal style. So for every “Frequency Transmission System,” which sounds like Le Tigre set to the herky-jerky rhythms of Old Time Relijin, there’s a mildly grating, tuneless psychedelic counterpart like “La.” But even with the occasional patience testing track, The New Sound of Numbers have contributed a memorable work to the E6 canon.

Mixtape tracks- Frequency Transmission System, Minimal Animal, You’ll Soon Be Singing
Freebies- None to download, sadly, but you can stream four songs from the album at the band’s MySpace page.