DeLaughter, says the Sun, has an almost “messianic appeal.” New Musical Express says, “whatever your worldview, this music is divine.” The Observer describes a concert at which DeLaughter “jumps onto a monitor at the foot of the stage, spreading his arms wide in a Christ-like pose. And it is, apparently, a religious feeling.Ĭonsider these quotes from a random handful of critics. What feeling is it that this music celebrates? Well, it’s clearly a Good Feeling, good enough that Apple and Volkswagen chose a peppy Spree song as background to their ad campaign, ‘Pods Unite.’ It’s a warm and uplifting feeling (the New York Sun called it “Teletubbies for adults”). For an hour and a half, we’re pretty much on the same page. We all get to celebrate that same feeling. A lot of us are the same, and some of us are completely different, but yet, we all get together. I think that’s the one thing we’ve all got in common. He describes the group’s appeal this way: “When we play a show together, we all kind of express and absorb that same jubilant feeling. Tim DeLaughter (rhymes with ‘daughter’), once a member of Tripping Daisy, now fronts the Polyphonic Spree and belts out lead vocals to their symphonic and trippy pop music. This is the band that owns a kettle drum. The Polyphonic Spree is nothing if not unique-or perhaps that should be unique? This is the band, after all, with 24 members (or so), the band that wears long white robes on stage, the band that includes a ten piece choir, a harpist, a flautist, and a cellist.
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