About the lineup…
Who’s in this band, anyway? We know for certain that Mars is the sole remaining Number Prophet from the days of the debut LP. And at this point we know for certain that guitarist extraordinaire Jarvis is a Number Prophet, even if he must fly with just one wing for a time. What is somewhat less certain is the rhythm section (a lesser term than is called for here, since “rhythm section” actually means “the very spine of the band”). Great Fortuna appears to have smiled, though, by sending us ex-Society of Rockets drummer John Lakian (who also has a great set of pipes), and the final piece may be falling into place right now, in the form of Christina Michelle (miraculously recruited via Craigslist) on bass guitar, vocals, visual mayhem and general bad-assery.
It is of course too soon to tell whether there are, in fact, four actual Number Prophets at the moment, but things seem to be pointing in that direction… Color us hopeful.