Together We're Heavy - Polyphonic Spree

Wait Ep - Polyphonic Spree

iTunes to completely understand the style we re dealing with here). Bridging the gap between their 2004 album "Together We re Heavy" and the 2007 album "The Fragile Army", The Polyphonic Spree s 5-track EP "Wait" includes two original Spree tracks as well as their own interpretations of three classic songs. First track, "Mental Cabaret", gets things off to a strong start. Featuring a gorgeous swooping, swooning chorus, ir features everything that makes The Polyphonic Spree great - change in tempo, funky electronic effects, choral symphonic choruses and dense, catchy background music. We are then treated to a triumvirate of cover ...

Wait Ep - Polyphonic Spree

iTunes to completely understand the style we re dealing with here). Bridging the gap between their 2004 album "Together We re Heavy" and the 2007 album "The Fragile Army", The Polyphonic Spree s 5-track EP "Wait" includes two original Spree tracks as well as their own interpretations of three classic songs. First track, "Mental Cabaret", gets things off to a strong start. Featuring a gorgeous swooping, swooning chorus, ir features everything that makes The Polyphonic Spree great - change in tempo, funky electronic effects, choral symphonic choruses and dense, catchy background music. We are then treated to a triumvirate of cover ...

Beginning Stages Of... - The Polyphonic Spree

In earlier reviews I ve waxed lyrical about later efforts "The Fragile Army" and "Wait" - but is this, their debut, one any good? First, a quick background on The Polyphonic Spree for the uninitiated, quoted from my earlier review of their "Wait" EP: "Ranging from 24 to 29 members strong, and led by Flaming Lips frontman Tom DeLaughter, they combine sunny choral pop in the vein of the Beach Boys with a dense, symphonic Wall-of-Sound type backing, gospel-like chants and singing, and the occasional bit of psychedelia. They have to be heard to be believed (it s probably worth checking out a sample or two at Amazon.com or on iTunes to ...

Beginning Stages Of... - The Polyphonic Spree

In earlier reviews I ve waxed lyrical about later efforts "The Fragile Army" and "Wait" - but is this, their debut, one any good? First, a quick background on The Polyphonic Spree for the uninitiated, quoted from my earlier review of their "Wait" EP: "Ranging from 24 to 29 members strong, and led by Flaming Lips frontman Tom DeLaughter, they combine sunny choral pop in the vein of the Beach Boys with a dense, symphonic Wall-of-Sound type backing, gospel-like chants and singing, and the occasional bit of psychedelia. They have to be heard to be believed (it s probably worth checking out a sample or two at Amazon.com or on iTunes to ...

Beginning Stages Of... - The Polyphonic Spree

Before you listen to The Polyphonic Spree , all the signs have been universally bad. They call themselves a "choral symphonic rock" band who are run by a "musical director" called Tim, and they wear bright robes of different colours as they travel round the World - presumably in a series of VW Beetles painted all the colours of the rainbow - spreading their good word about how nice the sun is. Looking at the tracklisting for their debut album "The Beginning Stages Of The Polyphonic Spree" (a name which is of course another pre-emptive strike against them, the word day appears seven times out of ten, and sun appears on two. The only songs ...

Beginning Stages Of... - The Polyphonic Spree

Before you listen to The Polyphonic Spree , all the signs have been universally bad. They call themselves a "choral symphonic rock" band who are run by a "musical director" called Tim, and they wear bright robes of different colours as they travel round the World - presumably in a series of VW Beetles painted all the colours of the rainbow - spreading their good word about how nice the sun is. Looking at the tracklisting for their debut album "The Beginning Stages Of The Polyphonic Spree" (a name which is of course another pre-emptive strike against them, the word day appears seven times out of ten, and sun appears on two. The only songs ...