PRESS Categories:  September 1, 2005    I’ve heard that 80% of
statistics are made up on the spot. And I’m pretty sure that
when I heard that, it was being made up right then. It was,
after all, on a morning radio show, a forum not known for its
dedication to research or its reliance on hard facts. I’ve also
heard that 40% of what you hear on the radio are complete
fabrications. For example, Justin Timberlake did not really want
you to cry him a river, and Mariah Carey is not being entirely
honest when she tells you that “we belong together.” However,
sources indicate that Lil John sincerely wants to get crunked,
and I am inclined to believe him.  So a lot of statistics are
made up, and such is the case with this band of the same name.
Statistics is one man, Denver Dalley, a few friends, and a
musical vision. Once hidden in the shadows of Bright Eyes’ Conor
Oberst as fellow members of Desaparecidos, Dalley has stepped
forward and into his own as a one-man band.  Like Pedro the
Lion’s David Bazaan or the afore