Tune In Saturdays

This weeks featured artist, The Polyphonic Spree. 

To see a Spree show is the equivalent of going to a music revival.  Children, grandpas, hipsters and teeny-boppers alike can be found scattered throughout the crowd, with beaming smiles on their face.  The music and bouncy demeanor make this the most infectiously happy band I've ever seen.

The Polyphonic Spree was born of the ashes of Tripping Daisy, one of the more popular experimental bands to come out of Dallas.  The Spree features the frontman, drummer, and bassist from Daisy, as well as a cast of roughly 20 - that's right, 20, two-zero, other musicians,  The amazing mass of performers create a magnificent pop symphony that have landed them opening slots for the likes of David Bowie, and later this year, Matisyahu. 

Even with big name recognition, and heavy touring, the band has flown mostly under the radar with their first two releases, "The Beginning Stages of" and "Together We're Heavy," as well as the score to Mike Mills' coming-of-age movie, "Thumbsucker."  The newest release, "The Fragile Army" has basically been recorded, and, although no release date has been set, should be coming out in the coming months.

Although their home page is being renovated to prepare for the new release, you can go the back route to the old one here, where you can listen to full songs from "TWH" (starting with "Hold Me Now," which is truly a gem).  Their MySpace page features a couple tunes from Thumbsucker. 

Below is a video Michel Gondry did for them after their appearance on the "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" soundtrack.

Also, I think it's fair to say this band seems way bigger than I'd usually talk about here, but they are a band still finding their place, and still without a major voice on the music scene.  Enjoy!