Song of the Week: “The Polyphonic Spree”
Song: “Running Away”
Artist: The Polyphonic Spree
Sound: The old descripters of the Spree still apply–The ABBA Tabernacle Choir, Pink Floyd meets Up With People, the house band on Fraggle Rock. The percussion seems a little more up front in the mix. But not much.
Source: Reading the blog the band set up in anticipation of their third album The Fragile Army had me counting down the hours until June 19th when I could charge over to Amoeba and pick it up. Since I was at the TOC Conference on June 19th, I had to wait until the day after. I haven’t felt that way about a record since, eh, Styx’s Caught in the Act?
Listened to: SInce I’m now the proud owner of a vinyl-centric stereo system, I bought the record as a record. It came with a little card that lets you download the whole thing as MP3’s too.
Actions: July 17, The Great American Music Hall. The Spree will be there. So will I.