You will outshine.
If you're already anxious about what surprises 2007 will hold for music fans, here's an early one: the Polyphonic Spree have have become *gasp!* a focused pop band. At least, that's what the group's new EP, entitled Wait, would have you believe.
Amidst some truly inspired covers (a Daniel Johnston-esque romp through Nirvana's "Lithium", a Polyphonic retconning of Tripping Daisy's "Sonic Bloom"), Tim DeLaughter managed to sneak out some original songs scheduled to appear on the Spree's third album, The Fragile Army. In spite of what the album title might have you believe, these two tracks are decidedly hearty. Since I'd feel kinda scummy posting 40% of the EP up here for free, I'm only offering the first and, coincidentally, superior track. Buy the rest here.
The Polyphonic Spree - Mental Cabaret. This is the most purposeful-sounding Tim DeLaughter track since the days of Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb. Anyone who was turned off by the community theatre vibe of Now We Are Heavy would do well to give this new material a few listens.
