RAISE YOUR EARS AND HOLD ON TO YOUR HEART...remember those "snippets" we promised ya months and months ago? Well, here they are. Finally. We sincerely hope you enjoy them!
http://www.tvtrecords.com/artists/thepolyphonicspree/mashup/
Go here to download a unique preview of the entire new album (free MP3!)
The Polyphonic Spree has created an eight-minute mashup of the new album, THE FRAGILE ARMY, containing sections of all 11 tracks. The mashup will give ya a taste of what's on the way when THE FRAGILE ARMY is released on June 19, 2007. Says Tim, "You are about to experience a sample of our latest recording achievement. Please raise your ears and hold on to your heart as we prepare you for The Fragile Army."
With Love,
The Band
Monday, April 02, 2007
New CONFIRMED Dates
2007 looks to be a busy year for The Polyphonic Spree....here is a mere tip of the iceberg of shows....look for more dates to be added shortly....see you soon.....
Monday May 7, 2007
City Hall
405 12th Ave S.
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 244-2056
Doors 7pm $18.00
http://www.cityhallnashville.com/
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B003E7796AC7D21?artistid=842604&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60
Tuesday May 8, 2007
Orange Peel
101 Biltmore Ave
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 225-5851
8:00 PM show (7:00 PM doors)
$18.00 advance / $20.00 doors
http://www.theorangepeel.net
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&pl=orangepeel&eventId=169986
Friday May 11, 2007
Hammerstein Grand Ballroom
311 West 34th Street
Doors 6:30pm, Show 8:00pm.
http://www.highlinefestival.com
Sat May 12, 2007
Norva
317 Monticello Ave
Norfolk, VA 23510
(757) 622-5915
show time: 8:30 PM
doors open: 7:30 PM
price: $18.00 day of show: $21.00
http://www.thenorva.com
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01003E7CA5CF7C11?artistid=842604&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60
Sun May 13, 2007
Cat's Cradle
300 E Main St.
Carborro, NC 27510
(919) 967-9053
Doors: 8:00pm, Show: 8:45pm
$15 Advance, $18 Day of Show
http://www.catscradle.com/
http://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/onlineSale?action=selectPerformance&performance_id=570839
Monday May 14, 2007
40 Watt Club
285 W. Washington Street
Athens, GA 30601
(706) 549-7871
9 PM Doors
$15 Advance
http://www.40watt.com
Sunday May 27, 2007
Main Stage
Sasquatch Festival
Doors Open: 11:00AM
The Gorge Ampitheatre
754 Silica Road NW
Quincy, WA, 98848
http://www.sasquatchfestival.com/
2007 looks to be a busy year for The Polyphonic Spree....here is a mere tip of the iceberg of shows....look for more dates to be added shortly....see you soon.....
Monday May 7, 2007
City Hall
405 12th Ave S.
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 244-2056
Doors 7pm $18.00
http://www.cityhallnashville.com/
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B003E7796AC7D21?artistid=842604&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60
Tuesday May 8, 2007
Orange Peel
101 Biltmore Ave
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 225-5851
8:00 PM show (7:00 PM doors)
$18.00 advance / $20.00 doors
http://www.theorangepeel.net
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&pl=orangepeel&eventId=169986
Friday May 11, 2007
Hammerstein Grand Ballroom
311 West 34th Street
Doors 6:30pm, Show 8:00pm.
http://www.highlinefestival.com
Sat May 12, 2007
Norva
317 Monticello Ave
Norfolk, VA 23510
(757) 622-5915
show time: 8:30 PM
doors open: 7:30 PM
price: $18.00 day of show: $21.00
http://www.thenorva.com
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01003E7CA5CF7C11?artistid=842604&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60
Sun May 13, 2007
Cat's Cradle
300 E Main St.
Carborro, NC 27510
(919) 967-9053
Doors: 8:00pm, Show: 8:45pm
$15 Advance, $18 Day of Show
http://www.catscradle.com/
http://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/onlineSale?action=selectPerformance&performance_id=570839
Monday May 14, 2007
40 Watt Club
285 W. Washington Street
Athens, GA 30601
(706) 549-7871
9 PM Doors
$15 Advance
http://www.40watt.com
Sunday May 27, 2007
Main Stage
Sasquatch Festival
Doors Open: 11:00AM
The Gorge Ampitheatre
754 Silica Road NW
Quincy, WA, 98848
http://www.sasquatchfestival.com/
Monday, March 12, 2007
Take a listen to a sneak peek snippet of Section 22 [Running Away] from the forthcoming The Fragile Army via our website http://www.thepolyphonicspree.com
photo courtesy of Hal Samples
For Immediate Release March 12, 2007
The Polyphonic Spree
Signs with TVT Records
Highly Anticipated Third Album
The Fragile Army In Stores this June
Dallas symphonic rock group The Polyphonic Spree have signed with TVT Records for the release of their third full-length album, The Fragile Army. The new album's title was given to the group by director/filmmaker/artist Mike Mills, whose 2005 film Thumbsucker was scored by the Spree's Tim DeLaughter. The Fragile Army reveals a collection of sonic blasts filtered thru The Polyphonic Spree's trademark sound: an unorthodox blend of brass, strings, choir and auxiliary rock elements. The album explores a search for the zeal in life, by way of loss and frustration, confusion and clarity. Ultimately, the Spree discover the power of love and the collective of hope in songs such as "Running Away," "Light To Follow" and "Overblow Your Nest." The album will be in stores in June 2007 (exact release date TBA). See reverse for a track list.
"We have entered a new phase in our musical contribution," say Spree leaders/songwriters Tim DeLaughter and Julie Doyle. "This recording was extremely challenging for us, trying to create a piece of art while weathering the storm of our collective relationship as humans in a political climate that's choking us all. When we listen back it feels like a diary more than anything else. It's painful and beautiful all at once, kinda like life." Welcome to "The Fragile Army."
Along with the evolved sound comes an effected new look for The Polyphonic Spree. The group has folded their robes up nicely and put them away for now, becoming more "streamline for the future" in their unified military-style uniforms garnished with universal symbols for peace. "We're gearing up for the evolution," says DeLaughter.
Co-produced by John Congleton (of Dallas band The Paper Chase) and The Speekers (aka DeLaughter and Doyle), The Fragile Army was recorded at studios in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, and Duncanville, Texas, as well as renowned producer Steve Albini's Electrical Audio studio in Chicago and the Spree's own home studio, The Triplex, in Dallas. The album was mixed by Jay Ruston and The Speekers and mastered by Dave Cooley.
DeLaughter and Doyle collaborated on the lyrics and basic songs, then worked out arrangements with the Spree's 16 instrumentalists and eight choir members in the studio -- a different approach to arranging and recording than on their previous album, 2004's Together We're Heavy. DeLaughter describes the process: "For our last record, we'd been on the road so long that songs had been developed there and were pretty
much fully arranged by the time of recording," he says. "But this is a very spontaneous album. We'd been off the road for a while, and all the players collaborated on the spot in the studio, learning one song at a time and then collaborating on ideas and parts."
On the title track "The Fragile Army," DeLaughter and Doyle delve explicitly for the first time into their feelings on the war in Iraq, and its reverberations back home. "It's basically an ode-to-Bush song," DeLaughter says. "It's very specific in its agenda, I believe it's our own battle cry."
The Fragile Army is The Polyphonic Spree's first release via TVT Records. "TVT has always been about singular artists," said TVT Records Senior Vice President Paul Burgess. "You'd be hard pressed to find a more singular act than the Spree. We are pleased and proud to hook up with this tremendous band and hope to help build them a bigger audience. The Fragile Army is a brilliant and accomplished album that will rank up their with this year's best."
The Polyphonic Spree at SXSW 2007
Fri 3/16 12:30 AM Austin Music Hall Ballroom (Convention Center)
Sat 3/17 12:00 PM Bootleg BBQ @ Mean Eyed Cat (1621 West 5th St)
Sat 3/17 5:00 PM The Mohawk outside (912 Red River)
Sat 3/17 11:00 PM La Zona Rosa (612 W 4th St)
The Fragile Army track list
1. Section 21 [Together We're Heavy]
2. Section 22 [Running Away]
3. Section 23 [Get Up And Go]
4. Section 24 [The Fragile Army]
5. Section 25 [Younger Yesterday]
6. Section 26 [We Crawl]
7. Section 27 [Mental Cabaret]
8. Section 28 [Guaranteed Nightlite]
9. Section 29 [Light To Follow]
10. Section 30 [Watch Us Explode (Justify)]
11. Section 31 [Overblow Your Nest]
12. Section 32 [The Championship]
www.thepolyphonicspree.com
www.thefragilearmy.com
www.tvtrecords.com
www.littlebigman.com/pr
photo courtesy of Hal Samples
For Immediate Release March 12, 2007
The Polyphonic Spree
Signs with TVT Records
Highly Anticipated Third Album
The Fragile Army In Stores this June
Dallas symphonic rock group The Polyphonic Spree have signed with TVT Records for the release of their third full-length album, The Fragile Army. The new album's title was given to the group by director/filmmaker/artist Mike Mills, whose 2005 film Thumbsucker was scored by the Spree's Tim DeLaughter. The Fragile Army reveals a collection of sonic blasts filtered thru The Polyphonic Spree's trademark sound: an unorthodox blend of brass, strings, choir and auxiliary rock elements. The album explores a search for the zeal in life, by way of loss and frustration, confusion and clarity. Ultimately, the Spree discover the power of love and the collective of hope in songs such as "Running Away," "Light To Follow" and "Overblow Your Nest." The album will be in stores in June 2007 (exact release date TBA). See reverse for a track list.
"We have entered a new phase in our musical contribution," say Spree leaders/songwriters Tim DeLaughter and Julie Doyle. "This recording was extremely challenging for us, trying to create a piece of art while weathering the storm of our collective relationship as humans in a political climate that's choking us all. When we listen back it feels like a diary more than anything else. It's painful and beautiful all at once, kinda like life." Welcome to "The Fragile Army."
Along with the evolved sound comes an effected new look for The Polyphonic Spree. The group has folded their robes up nicely and put them away for now, becoming more "streamline for the future" in their unified military-style uniforms garnished with universal symbols for peace. "We're gearing up for the evolution," says DeLaughter.
Co-produced by John Congleton (of Dallas band The Paper Chase) and The Speekers (aka DeLaughter and Doyle), The Fragile Army was recorded at studios in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, and Duncanville, Texas, as well as renowned producer Steve Albini's Electrical Audio studio in Chicago and the Spree's own home studio, The Triplex, in Dallas. The album was mixed by Jay Ruston and The Speekers and mastered by Dave Cooley.
DeLaughter and Doyle collaborated on the lyrics and basic songs, then worked out arrangements with the Spree's 16 instrumentalists and eight choir members in the studio -- a different approach to arranging and recording than on their previous album, 2004's Together We're Heavy. DeLaughter describes the process: "For our last record, we'd been on the road so long that songs had been developed there and were pretty
much fully arranged by the time of recording," he says. "But this is a very spontaneous album. We'd been off the road for a while, and all the players collaborated on the spot in the studio, learning one song at a time and then collaborating on ideas and parts."
On the title track "The Fragile Army," DeLaughter and Doyle delve explicitly for the first time into their feelings on the war in Iraq, and its reverberations back home. "It's basically an ode-to-Bush song," DeLaughter says. "It's very specific in its agenda, I believe it's our own battle cry."
The Fragile Army is The Polyphonic Spree's first release via TVT Records. "TVT has always been about singular artists," said TVT Records Senior Vice President Paul Burgess. "You'd be hard pressed to find a more singular act than the Spree. We are pleased and proud to hook up with this tremendous band and hope to help build them a bigger audience. The Fragile Army is a brilliant and accomplished album that will rank up their with this year's best."
The Polyphonic Spree at SXSW 2007
Fri 3/16 12:30 AM Austin Music Hall Ballroom (Convention Center)
Sat 3/17 12:00 PM Bootleg BBQ @ Mean Eyed Cat (1621 West 5th St)
Sat 3/17 5:00 PM The Mohawk outside (912 Red River)
Sat 3/17 11:00 PM La Zona Rosa (612 W 4th St)
The Fragile Army track list
1. Section 21 [Together We're Heavy]
2. Section 22 [Running Away]
3. Section 23 [Get Up And Go]
4. Section 24 [The Fragile Army]
5. Section 25 [Younger Yesterday]
6. Section 26 [We Crawl]
7. Section 27 [Mental Cabaret]
8. Section 28 [Guaranteed Nightlite]
9. Section 29 [Light To Follow]
10. Section 30 [Watch Us Explode (Justify)]
11. Section 31 [Overblow Your Nest]
12. Section 32 [The Championship]
www.thepolyphonicspree.com
www.thefragilearmy.com
www.tvtrecords.com
www.littlebigman.com/pr
Thursday, January 18, 2007
The Fragile Army
hello all. babies are born.new albums are born.a new year is born.
in the meantime, in our small world we are delighted to inform you that our new album The Fragile Army is in its final stages, being mastered tonight by Dave Cooley in LA after long hours of sequencing etc with Mark P. at The Triplex in Dallas....
we are starting to play out again in march..stay tuned!
xoxo
j
hello all. babies are born.new albums are born.a new year is born.
in the meantime, in our small world we are delighted to inform you that our new album The Fragile Army is in its final stages, being mastered tonight by Dave Cooley in LA after long hours of sequencing etc with Mark P. at The Triplex in Dallas....
we are starting to play out again in march..stay tuned!
xoxo
j
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Hello all out there in Spree Land,
The holidays are almost upon us which for the past 6 years has meant The Polyphonic Spree Holiday Extravaganza as well. No one likes to be the bearer of bad news so without further adieu this year we will not be hosting the event. There are a lot of exciting things happening in the world of The Polyphonic Spree right at that time. The new record "The Fragile Army" will be getting mixed and prepared for the world to hear in 2007. Also we have a couple of new births within the group in November and December. We will be nurturing and preparing for a busy 2007. Keep the egg nog warm for us. See you guys soon.
As always thanks for your ears,
The Polyphonic Spree
The holidays are almost upon us which for the past 6 years has meant The Polyphonic Spree Holiday Extravaganza as well. No one likes to be the bearer of bad news so without further adieu this year we will not be hosting the event. There are a lot of exciting things happening in the world of The Polyphonic Spree right at that time. The new record "The Fragile Army" will be getting mixed and prepared for the world to hear in 2007. Also we have a couple of new births within the group in November and December. We will be nurturing and preparing for a busy 2007. Keep the egg nog warm for us. See you guys soon.
As always thanks for your ears,
The Polyphonic Spree
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Hello. How are you doing? We are excited to announce we finally have something NEW. NO, it's not the new album but some cover songs we did awhile back and a couple of new tracks too. The EP is called WAIT. We thought this was an appropriate word choice for us and you too, our fans. This has definitely been a long time coming and hope you enjoy it as much as we have. You can find more info at thepolyphonicspree.com as of this afternoon!
xoxo
xoxo
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Inspiration from Tibor Kalman
“In my lifetime I have witnessed the creation of the greatest accumulation of
wealth in history. More than we need to feed the hungry, house the homeless, cure
the sick throughout the world. In pursuit of this wealth we have already endangered
most of our environment. Consumption is a treatable disease. Consumer culture is an
oxymoron. Wealth is poverty. Religion works better for corporations than for people.
Most media, architecture, design and art exist for the sole purpose of creating
wealth.
Your children will smash your understanding, knowledge and reality. You will be
better off. Then they will leave. You will miss them forever. But I’m not
pessimistic. Future generations not burdened by the egotism of having created wealth
will be able to create a righteous society, l ive in harmony with nature and
germinate culture from the few grains not yet destroyed.
Rules are good. Break them. Good designers (and writers and artists) make trouble.
Eventually you’ll forget all this but there will be plenty of new ideas to choose
from. And I believe that they’ll be better.
Everything is an experiment.
The perfect state of creative bliss is having power (you are 50) and knowing nothing
(you are 9). This assures an interesting and successful outcome. As soon as you
learn move on. You’ll see it better if you look upside down. Success = boredom.
Mistakes, misunderstandings, and mis-comprehensions provide fresh ideas.
New ideas exist in high art (often called art) and low art (sometimes called
vernacular). I have never found much in between. Good clients are smarter than you.
Bad clients are dumber than you. Graphic design is a means, not an end. A language,
not content. I am ever in search of the simple elegant seductive maybe ev en obvious
IDEA. With this in my pocket I cannot fail. This must be true because I am writing
it in the middle of the night.”
thought for the day..love, julie
“In my lifetime I have witnessed the creation of the greatest accumulation of
wealth in history. More than we need to feed the hungry, house the homeless, cure
the sick throughout the world. In pursuit of this wealth we have already endangered
most of our environment. Consumption is a treatable disease. Consumer culture is an
oxymoron. Wealth is poverty. Religion works better for corporations than for people.
Most media, architecture, design and art exist for the sole purpose of creating
wealth.
Your children will smash your understanding, knowledge and reality. You will be
better off. Then they will leave. You will miss them forever. But I’m not
pessimistic. Future generations not burdened by the egotism of having created wealth
will be able to create a righteous society, l ive in harmony with nature and
germinate culture from the few grains not yet destroyed.
Rules are good. Break them. Good designers (and writers and artists) make trouble.
Eventually you’ll forget all this but there will be plenty of new ideas to choose
from. And I believe that they’ll be better.
Everything is an experiment.
The perfect state of creative bliss is having power (you are 50) and knowing nothing
(you are 9). This assures an interesting and successful outcome. As soon as you
learn move on. You’ll see it better if you look upside down. Success = boredom.
Mistakes, misunderstandings, and mis-comprehensions provide fresh ideas.
New ideas exist in high art (often called art) and low art (sometimes called
vernacular). I have never found much in between. Good clients are smarter than you.
Bad clients are dumber than you. Graphic design is a means, not an end. A language,
not content. I am ever in search of the simple elegant seductive maybe ev en obvious
IDEA. With this in my pocket I cannot fail. This must be true because I am writing
it in the middle of the night.”
thought for the day..love, julie
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Weeds Press Release
"Marijuana and music go hand in hand, and Showtime's
hit series "Weeds" has stepped right up to take
advantage of this relationship.
For season two of the show, "Weeds"' theme song,
"Little Boxes" by Malvina Reynolds, will be
reinterpreted each week by a different artist.
Musicians signed up for this cover extravaganza
include Elvis Costello, Death Cab for Cutie, Jenny
Lewis, the Polyphonic Spree's Tim DeLaughter, Regina
Spektor, Englebert Humperdinck, McGarrigle Sisters,
Tom Maxwell and Ken Mosher (formerly from Squirrel Nut
Zippers), and Ozomatli. There has been no word as to
whether or not these tracks will be released.
The second season of the series kicks off on August 14
and will feature guest appearances from Zooey
Deschanel and Snoop Dogg, who will play himself and
record a pot-related number on the show. "
"Marijuana and music go hand in hand, and Showtime's
hit series "Weeds" has stepped right up to take
advantage of this relationship.
For season two of the show, "Weeds"' theme song,
"Little Boxes" by Malvina Reynolds, will be
reinterpreted each week by a different artist.
Musicians signed up for this cover extravaganza
include Elvis Costello, Death Cab for Cutie, Jenny
Lewis, the Polyphonic Spree's Tim DeLaughter, Regina
Spektor, Englebert Humperdinck, McGarrigle Sisters,
Tom Maxwell and Ken Mosher (formerly from Squirrel Nut
Zippers), and Ozomatli. There has been no word as to
whether or not these tracks will be released.
The second season of the series kicks off on August 14
and will feature guest appearances from Zooey
Deschanel and Snoop Dogg, who will play himself and
record a pot-related number on the show. "
Thursday, July 20, 2006
2 news shows just added...tickets for both go on sale Saturday July 22nd at 10am...give us your ears for an evening
The Polyphonis Spree
Sunday September 10, 2006
Henry Fonda Theater
6126 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
w/ Philip E Karnats
The Polyphonic Spree
Thursday September 14, 2006
Emo's (Outside)
603 Red River
Austin TX 78701
w/ Pilotdrift & Philip E Karnats
The Polyphonis Spree
Sunday September 10, 2006
Henry Fonda Theater
6126 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
w/ Philip E Karnats
The Polyphonic Spree
Thursday September 14, 2006
Emo's (Outside)
603 Red River
Austin TX 78701
w/ Pilotdrift & Philip E Karnats
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Another show...a headline show just added....a few more to be announced soon.
The Polyphonic Spree
Wednesday September 13, 2006 8pm
w/ Pilotdrift & Philip E Karnats
Granada Theater
3524 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75206
Tickets go on sale on Saturday 7/15/2006 at 10:00 am CST via http://tickets.granadatheater.com/
The Polyphonic Spree
Wednesday September 13, 2006 8pm
w/ Pilotdrift & Philip E Karnats
Granada Theater
3524 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75206
Tickets go on sale on Saturday 7/15/2006 at 10:00 am CST via http://tickets.granadatheater.com/
Thursday, June 29, 2006
5 SHOWS JUST CONFIRMED...
These shows will be your first chance to hear some of the new material as The Polyphonic Spree will be in the beginning stages of gearing up for The Fragile Army campaign which begins early next year. (Puns intended.) A few headlining shows will be announced soon...stay tuned.
9/3/06 Sunday
City Lights Pavilion
1000 Chopper Circle
Denver, CO 80204
supporting: Matisyahu
other support: Street Drum Corps
Doors 7pm All Ages
9/4/06 Monday
Jazz Aspen Snowmass
Snowmass Town Park
Snowmass Village, CO 81615
supporting: Matisyahu
other support: Keller Williams & Street Drum Corps
Doors 1pm All Ages
9/6/06 Wednesday
Marymoor Ampitheater
6046 West Lake
Sammamish Parkway
Redmond, WA
supporting: Matisyahu
other support: Street Drum Corps
Doors 6pm All Ages
9/7/06 Thursday
Edgefield
2126 S.W. Halsey St.
Sammamish Parkway
Troutdale, OR
supporting: Matisyahu
other support: Street Drum Corps
Doors 5:30pm All Ages
9/9/06 Saturday
San Jose Civic Auditorium
San Jose, CA
supporting: Matisyahu
other support: Street Drum Corps
Doors 8:30pm All Ages
These shows will be your first chance to hear some of the new material as The Polyphonic Spree will be in the beginning stages of gearing up for The Fragile Army campaign which begins early next year. (Puns intended.) A few headlining shows will be announced soon...stay tuned.
9/3/06 Sunday
City Lights Pavilion
1000 Chopper Circle
Denver, CO 80204
supporting: Matisyahu
other support: Street Drum Corps
Doors 7pm All Ages
9/4/06 Monday
Jazz Aspen Snowmass
Snowmass Town Park
Snowmass Village, CO 81615
supporting: Matisyahu
other support: Keller Williams & Street Drum Corps
Doors 1pm All Ages
9/6/06 Wednesday
Marymoor Ampitheater
6046 West Lake
Sammamish Parkway
Redmond, WA
supporting: Matisyahu
other support: Street Drum Corps
Doors 6pm All Ages
9/7/06 Thursday
Edgefield
2126 S.W. Halsey St.
Sammamish Parkway
Troutdale, OR
supporting: Matisyahu
other support: Street Drum Corps
Doors 5:30pm All Ages
9/9/06 Saturday
San Jose Civic Auditorium
San Jose, CA
supporting: Matisyahu
other support: Street Drum Corps
Doors 8:30pm All Ages
Thursday, April 20, 2006
The Fragile Army
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
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
Thursday, April 13, 2006
The Fragile Army
we introduce some lyrics to you. a line from each song.yes, thirteen is the number.have fun and THANKS for visiting these blogs and maintaining your interest in our group. patient you have been. enjoy.
you totally found out we follow the words you learned to grow-
we try, we crawl, we live, we're small-
i'm projecting and reflecting desire for you to come into my life-
we may have missed a championship of a cross becoming a gun-
well everybody tries to keep themselves alive, you were younger yeasterday-
remember the night you said you had a vision?-
the summer clouds, they made us proud-
electric moment, we took a ride-
i'm calling a wonderful feeling to calm, it tells me something is coming but softly-
love in a mixed up time, it's hard to know which way to go-
this mental cabaret is dancing with my fate, oh-
i crawl back home to x the spot where worry begins and love's forgot-
justify all your phases, we're only human, we're always guessing-
xoxo
lyrics by tim delaughter and julie doyle
we introduce some lyrics to you. a line from each song.yes, thirteen is the number.have fun and THANKS for visiting these blogs and maintaining your interest in our group. patient you have been. enjoy.
you totally found out we follow the words you learned to grow-
we try, we crawl, we live, we're small-
i'm projecting and reflecting desire for you to come into my life-
we may have missed a championship of a cross becoming a gun-
well everybody tries to keep themselves alive, you were younger yeasterday-
remember the night you said you had a vision?-
the summer clouds, they made us proud-
electric moment, we took a ride-
i'm calling a wonderful feeling to calm, it tells me something is coming but softly-
love in a mixed up time, it's hard to know which way to go-
this mental cabaret is dancing with my fate, oh-
i crawl back home to x the spot where worry begins and love's forgot-
justify all your phases, we're only human, we're always guessing-
xoxo
lyrics by tim delaughter and julie doyle
Friday, April 07, 2006
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9579975/
The Polyphonic Spree Want Peace Now
Dallas pop choir tackle the war in Iraq on "The Fragile Army"
The robe-wearing, good-time promoting, pop-rock orchestra that is Dallas' Polyphonic
Spree will release their third album, The Fragile Army, this summer.
The twenty-plus-member band have become known for their wildly celebratory material
-- about the joy of love and relationships -- since their 2003 debut, The Beginning
Stages of the Polyphonic Spree. But frontman and primary songwriter Tim DeLaughter
says that, this time around, expect the ensemble to deal with the political issues
of the day -- something the Spree haven't done since the Iraq-inspired "Soldier
Girl."
"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," DeLaughter says of the new cuts.
"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."
In order to push themselves in the studio, DeLaughter enlisted John Congleton,
singer for punk trio the Paper Chase, as producer. "[His band] is kind of a complete
opposite of Polyphonic Spree, and we just thought it'd be interesting," he explains.
"It's been a great relationship."
Currently laying down the string parts in Texas, the Spree have also visited
Minnesota, where they put down the drums, and the Illinois studio of producer Steve
Albini (Nirvana, Pixies), where they recorded the group's signature choir parts.
"John does a lot of records there and he's friends with Steve," Delaughter said of
Albini's Electrical Audio in Chicago. "John said the B room would be great room for
the choir, and it was awesome. I'm super-excited about how that turned out. The
girls did fantastic."
The Spree are already working on changing the look of the gospel-style robes for
their upcoming live dates in support of The Fragile Army -- as well as a new stage
show. "It's a rock record!" says DeLaughter. "It's high-energy and electric. And I
think my 'Tripping Daisy' days might be slipping in there as well."
JOLIE LASH
The Polyphonic Spree Want Peace Now
Dallas pop choir tackle the war in Iraq on "The Fragile Army"
The robe-wearing, good-time promoting, pop-rock orchestra that is Dallas' Polyphonic
Spree will release their third album, The Fragile Army, this summer.
The twenty-plus-member band have become known for their wildly celebratory material
-- about the joy of love and relationships -- since their 2003 debut, The Beginning
Stages of the Polyphonic Spree. But frontman and primary songwriter Tim DeLaughter
says that, this time around, expect the ensemble to deal with the political issues
of the day -- something the Spree haven't done since the Iraq-inspired "Soldier
Girl."
"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," DeLaughter says of the new cuts.
"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."
In order to push themselves in the studio, DeLaughter enlisted John Congleton,
singer for punk trio the Paper Chase, as producer. "[His band] is kind of a complete
opposite of Polyphonic Spree, and we just thought it'd be interesting," he explains.
"It's been a great relationship."
Currently laying down the string parts in Texas, the Spree have also visited
Minnesota, where they put down the drums, and the Illinois studio of producer Steve
Albini (Nirvana, Pixies), where they recorded the group's signature choir parts.
"John does a lot of records there and he's friends with Steve," Delaughter said of
Albini's Electrical Audio in Chicago. "John said the B room would be great room for
the choir, and it was awesome. I'm super-excited about how that turned out. The
girls did fantastic."
The Spree are already working on changing the look of the gospel-style robes for
their upcoming live dates in support of The Fragile Army -- as well as a new stage
show. "It's a rock record!" says DeLaughter. "It's high-energy and electric. And I
think my 'Tripping Daisy' days might be slipping in there as well."
JOLIE LASH
Thursday, April 06, 2006
The Fragile Army
hello. ok, so we've slacked a bit on the blog. apologies.will just get ya up to speed.
after march 22, tim did some lead vocals and we mixed a couple of songs. we're finishing rough mixes next week and then we'll obviously move on to final mixes on the fragile army. then see what happens. looks like the release may be closer to sept. now...but we'll make sure to get some music out on the web before then for our patient fans.
we have some summer shows/tours pending..keep ya posted there too.
we're eager to get back out there and play.
xoxo
jd
hello. ok, so we've slacked a bit on the blog. apologies.will just get ya up to speed.
after march 22, tim did some lead vocals and we mixed a couple of songs. we're finishing rough mixes next week and then we'll obviously move on to final mixes on the fragile army. then see what happens. looks like the release may be closer to sept. now...but we'll make sure to get some music out on the web before then for our patient fans.
we have some summer shows/tours pending..keep ya posted there too.
we're eager to get back out there and play.
xoxo
jd
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
hi all
it's an early evening here at the studio. audrey finished, went on her way and now evan hisey is in wrapping up. he kind of got caught in the middle of some craziness we were feeling after coming back to dallas from minnesota, guess we needed a few days off...so he only recorded about a day. we ended up using and keeping most everything he did at that time so was a day well spent. so anyway, he's in working on a few songs he didn't get to do back then. next week tim will cut some lead vocals, yes we did the album, including choir, to scratch vocals..and we're keeping a bit of them. our first poly album, the beginning stages is all scratch lead vocals by the way. we had little time and just kept them. plus they just felt good. but don't worry, we're not slacking on this album, don't get the wrong idea! um
one day we will actually mix this thing and get it out there! i figured up the days we've spent thus far recording and it's somewhere around 36 days..not bad for players coming in, learning song by song, performing and moving on. it's kind of the path this album was destined for....most songs written soon before recording, i think there were about 20 songs/ideas and we settled on thirteen (the fourteenth being a ten minute piano duet between mike garson and tim which may or may not appear on the fragile army..if anything, snippets of it)
saving it for another time!
john kackletap is hanging in there with us...he's still alive at least..see how things evolve, our king congleton is now kackletap.
more later.
jd
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
The Fragile Army
took a break from the ole blog..life has been going and more recordings have been happening..bryan wakeland and teasley are doing tag team on the percussion and bw is done. fine job too. brian teasley is in alabama somewhere adding his performances... he's supposed to be videotaping so that the session of the fragile army will be complete. can't help but wonder what that footage will look like! :)
the horns came in last four days and from what i can tell are quite amazing! they got done quick. louis, logan, mike (st.claire) and matt are out of here. upon listening, i'm realizing that this album is so realized per group/session, everything has such a strong point of view and solid attitude... it's the only part of the session i've missed thus far and what a bummer. but at least it gives me that extra nice opportunity to be suprised by the music again..it's a weird thing how ya lose and gain perspective over and over again when creating..was tough tho, like leaving my children
audrey is in now (flute), actually started last night..incredible as usual. one of the most creative people i know, hands down. ya never have to talk much with her, she just nails it. a little direction here and there but she's best when ya let her just explore. like right now she is doing some studio trickery and bringing her new "spider" sound to life...her and timmy d make a great team. he adores her playing.
will have to get some photos off the video camera..i don't have digital camera around! ok, write back soon. just think, in a few weeks our album will be done. look out.
jd
took a break from the ole blog..life has been going and more recordings have been happening..bryan wakeland and teasley are doing tag team on the percussion and bw is done. fine job too. brian teasley is in alabama somewhere adding his performances... he's supposed to be videotaping so that the session of the fragile army will be complete. can't help but wonder what that footage will look like! :)
the horns came in last four days and from what i can tell are quite amazing! they got done quick. louis, logan, mike (st.claire) and matt are out of here. upon listening, i'm realizing that this album is so realized per group/session, everything has such a strong point of view and solid attitude... it's the only part of the session i've missed thus far and what a bummer. but at least it gives me that extra nice opportunity to be suprised by the music again..it's a weird thing how ya lose and gain perspective over and over again when creating..was tough tho, like leaving my children
audrey is in now (flute), actually started last night..incredible as usual. one of the most creative people i know, hands down. ya never have to talk much with her, she just nails it. a little direction here and there but she's best when ya let her just explore. like right now she is doing some studio trickery and bringing her new "spider" sound to life...her and timmy d make a great team. he adores her playing.
will have to get some photos off the video camera..i don't have digital camera around! ok, write back soon. just think, in a few weeks our album will be done. look out.
jd
Monday, March 13, 2006
The Fragile Army
we ate fish today and it nearly put us to sleep.
audrey came up for a bit to listen in...she comes in tomorrow for a few hours. bryan wakeland and tim are laying some stuff down and we're almost done with six songs today. we'll get the next seven tomorrow. cp was here earlier too. he wanted to stay but duty called. his dj spot over at the cavern, they can't survive without him!
we'll be recording some teeth tomorrow too.
forgot about the best term i've discovered on this album when i mentioned last ones...carmony. anyone know what that is?!
exhausted and out of here..plus the girl scout cookies are killing us.
xoxo
jd
we ate fish today and it nearly put us to sleep.
audrey came up for a bit to listen in...she comes in tomorrow for a few hours. bryan wakeland and tim are laying some stuff down and we're almost done with six songs today. we'll get the next seven tomorrow. cp was here earlier too. he wanted to stay but duty called. his dj spot over at the cavern, they can't survive without him!
we'll be recording some teeth tomorrow too.
forgot about the best term i've discovered on this album when i mentioned last ones...carmony. anyone know what that is?!
exhausted and out of here..plus the girl scout cookies are killing us.
xoxo
jd
Sunday, March 12, 2006
The Fragile Army
sunday afternoon/well, early evening, about 5:56pm. this is early. ricky just finished final harp part on song 13.
cp just unloaded some percussion. about to carry out harp and ricky is headed to dfw for his return back to the city of angels. sara, rick and daniel out of here too. great bunch and def did some fantastic stuff.
we'll start in the morning with song 1, start building again.
good night.
julie
sunday afternoon/well, early evening, about 5:56pm. this is early. ricky just finished final harp part on song 13.
cp just unloaded some percussion. about to carry out harp and ricky is headed to dfw for his return back to the city of angels. sara, rick and daniel out of here too. great bunch and def did some fantastic stuff.
we'll start in the morning with song 1, start building again.
good night.
julie
Friday, March 10, 2006
The Fragile Army
taking alittle break here in the studio while sara is telling tim he looks like drew barrymore, interesting, never heard that one before..and john is looking for a picture of john cameron mitchell cuz rick told him he looks like him..and then he preceeds to talk about how tim told him to watch the onion field cuz he thinks john looks so much like james wood...damn sounds confusing..daniel is sitting to my right observing in a calm state
ricky to my left keeping us entertained with random internet info..came handy to me yesterday cuz i needed to know how 54 centimeters would translate to inches..brain alittle dull, right..we then used his size 12 shoes on the ground to get the demensions i needed...a mental picture of my new light fixture i was about to purchase on ebay, a first for me
words we've learned in the studio thus far inspired by mr.congleton (aka kackle tap) that are amongst the faves.....flavor crystal, cape flap, turtle poke, tuck and patty...and yes, these are real terms that we take seriously.
4 songs to go.
julie d
taking alittle break here in the studio while sara is telling tim he looks like drew barrymore, interesting, never heard that one before..and john is looking for a picture of john cameron mitchell cuz rick told him he looks like him..and then he preceeds to talk about how tim told him to watch the onion field cuz he thinks john looks so much like james wood...damn sounds confusing..daniel is sitting to my right observing in a calm state
ricky to my left keeping us entertained with random internet info..came handy to me yesterday cuz i needed to know how 54 centimeters would translate to inches..brain alittle dull, right..we then used his size 12 shoes on the ground to get the demensions i needed...a mental picture of my new light fixture i was about to purchase on ebay, a first for me
words we've learned in the studio thus far inspired by mr.congleton (aka kackle tap) that are amongst the faves.....flavor crystal, cape flap, turtle poke, tuck and patty...and yes, these are real terms that we take seriously.
4 songs to go.
julie d
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