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Panic Number

About Me

You can now download a selection of Panic Number recordings for free from here .
This is Panic Number, a mix of cutting riffs, vast sonic-scapes and pulsing beats worth getting sweaty to....
"For anyone who prefers something more challenging than your straightforward guitar, bass and drums set up, then maybe Panic Number are the band for you. Offering something a little more diverse than your average no-frills rock combo, Panic Number augment solid guitar-driven songs with layers of sequenced keyboards and electronic rhythms, giving the band a soaring electronic edge. Panic Number's trump card is that they don't go over the top, allowing neatly sculptured synthetic nuances to float gently over the band's gritty guitar backdrop only when it suits. The result is a repertoire of songs which are as exciting as they are unpredictable." (wunderbar.co.uk)
"Synths and sequencers squall and flare under slicing metal guitars, giving rise to some fine moments: closing track 'This Day' starts off like Damon Albarn doing 'Tender' and proceeds on a Mogwai tip, only to wind up like the most outrageous Numanoid cybergoth orgy." (Venue)
"Cinematic Post Rock nestles comfortably alongside Indie posturing, Haunting and cocksure in equal measures." (subba-cultcha.com)
"A highly impressive and fully formed debut. The band have a strong sense of self and have crafted a beautifully consistent record here, with each of the nine dark, electro indie tracks as good as each other. 'Stay' is Oasis meets New Order, while the insistent guitar build up of 'The Pinnacle' recalls The Killers, but they have enough songwriting talent to transcend their obvious references. They're no doubt too old-school and gimmick-less to stir up a media hype but they are a solid British band that will hopefully reach an audience they are certainly deserving of." (www.new-noise.net)
"The truly epic closer 'This Day' is breathtaking; a mishmash of electronic samples courses through the gradual build to its huge finale. A fantastic addition to the Lockjaw roster, Panic Number hold great promise to become a quality alternative to boring, basic indie and with the right promotion could easily become huge." (www.rockmidgets.com)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/16/2005
Band Website: www.panicnumber.co.uk
Band Members: Andy Cope (guitars, synths, vocals, sequencing). Andy Howard (vocals, guitars, synths, sequencing). Chris Marsland (drums, synths, sequencing). Tim McSweeney (bass, synths, sequencing).
Influences: In no particular order, elbow, muse, soulwax, bjork, the cooper temple clause, radiohead, oasis, doves, placebo, massive attack, queens of the stone age, david bowie, tom vek, goldfrapp, justice, cave in, secret machines, chemical brothers, pink floyd, queen, led zepplin, oceansize, supergrass, portishead, roni size, jeff buckley, mogwai, vex red, martin grech, the smiths, the charlatans, joy division, unkle, new order, sigur ros and..... pugwall.
Sounds Like:

From The Low (Released Sep 17th 2007)
The debut album available from HMV.com , Play.com , Amazon.co.uk and iTunes amongst others.
"A highly impressive and fully formed debut. The band have a strong sense of self and have crafted a beautifully consistent record here, with each of the nine dark, electro indie tracks as good as each other. 'Stay' is Oasis meets New Order, while the insistent guitar build up of 'The Pinnacle' recalls The Killers, but they have enough songwriting talent to transcend their obvious references" (www.new-noise.net)
Record Label: none

My Blog

Panic Number Xmas gig

Hello all, It's been a while since we've been in touch i know, but we just needed to inform you that we'll be live at The Wunderbar in Midsomer Norton on Saturday 20th December. Entry is free and t...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:42:00 GMT

Free Bristol Gig on Monday

Hello all,Just a quick message to invite you to our gig at The Fleece in Bristol next Mon 4th August. We would love it if you could make it down...having been let down by a one hit wonder and b...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:42:00 GMT

New demos on myspace...

Hello all. Panic world has been busy this past few weeks, we've made some DIY recordings of some of our new songs and we thought we'd share them with you, so they're all on the myspace page now. Have...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:49:00 GMT

Tour Diary (part 4)

TUESDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 2007 THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE, NORWICH Norwich is a long way; let's not make any bones about it. The earliest start on the tour came down on us like a ton of bricks&it was before 10a...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:35:00 GMT

Tour Diary (part 2)

THURSDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2007 THE RETRO BAR, MANCHESTER   We left a drizzly, miserable Bristol and headed north for 2 nights on the town.   Drummer took the wheel for the first time, and ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:26:00 GMT

Tour Diary (part 1)

MONDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2007   THE FLY, CENTRAL LONDON KERRANG RADIO FESTIVAL   Central London has always fascinated me. The people and the buildings are quite unique. Just getting there was...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:44:00 GMT

Tour Diary (part 3)

FRIDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2007 THE ACTRESS & BISHOP, BIRMINGHAM I awoke on Friday morning to the sights and sounds of daytime television, and a little too close to Mooner in bed than I'd hoped. When y...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:28:00 GMT

Bristol Uncovered Radio Interview

The first of our radio interviews is now available to listen again online! The following link will take you straight to it: Bristol Uncovered (Sat). So click that and sit back and revel...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:56:00 GMT

Album Reviews

A few nice reviews of the album....   The first thing you'll notice about Bristol's Panic Number is that it doesn't have the amazing production a band with their epic-sounding intentions should h...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:39:00 GMT

Pre-order From The Low now!

From The Low available for pre-order.You can now pre-order your copy of Panic Number's debut album and have it delivered to your door before the official release date. From The Low is available online...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:54:00 GMT