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July 25, 2006
Catching up with the Polyphonic Spree | Tour dates
My favorite robed warriors, or the cultish heros on the fringe of choral rock and roll have announced tour dates! An autumnal Western swing has the Polyphonic Spree booked in support of the craziest (only) Hasidic rapper – Matisyahu, and includes a few headlining shows. The "Polyphonics" as Bowie refers them as, will be testing out new material from the forthcoming "The Fragile Army" album.
The master of ceremonies, main songwriter, and leader of the group, Tim DeLaughter (formerly of Tripping Daisy) told Rolling Stone that the new album will deal with the 800 lb pink elephant of American politics, Iraq.
"It's definitely going to have that [orchestral] element, but it's our most urgent record to date. It's a bit resonant of the times. There's a song called 'The Fragile Army,' the title track, and it's basically an ode-to-Bush song. It's disgruntled with how things have been going and how split up it seems we are as Americans. There is a sense, for me, of trying to create some sort of unity with people."
Some cute, grammar-challenged teaser notes from an April missive on the Fragile Army blog:
"hi all...we're trying to think of the best way to present some snippets to you of our rough mixes. usually it's kind of uncomfortable to share anything til it's completed (meaning.. final mixes, sequencing and mastering have occured)but after much deliberation, we thought what the heck. keep in mind these will be snippets and not entire songs for obvious reasons. also, comments are welcome. let us all enjoy some objective communication and sharing.and god forbid, fun.:)" -julie d
We are now in the throes of a July heatwave, but radio silence continues on these “snippets.” Like with most things, technology will likely fill the gap in the absence of authorized leaks. I suppose we can wait for an insurgent taper to upload recordings (or snippets) of new songs from these upcoming shows. That is if a wookiefied mob of confused hippies don’t soil themselves with the Holy-Reggae and feel-good pop combo and spread their stain onto recording devices.
Tour dates after the jump.
Tags: Polyphonic Spree, The Fragile Army, Iraq
Polyphonic Spree do the West:
9/3/06 - City Lights Pavilion - Denver, CO*
9/4/06 - Aspen Snowmass - Snowmass Village, CO*
9/6/06 - Marymoor Ampitheater - Redmond, WA*
9/7/06 - Edgefield - Troutdale, OR*
9/9/06 - San Jose Civic Auditorium - San Jose, CA*
9/10/06 - Henry Fonda Theater - Hollywood, CA+
9/13/06 - Granada Theater - Dallas, TX+
9/14/06 - Emo's (Outside) - Austin TX+
*Supporting: Matisyahu
+Headliner
Posted by Merry Swankster at July 25, 2006 02:45 PM
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