The Fragile Army
My copy of The Polyphonic Spree's latest album, "The Fragile Army" (and a stunning signed poster), arrived safely from Good Records last week.
The previous two albums have been SO close to fucking perfect, but I can't help myself skipping over "Middle of the Day" and "Ensure Your Reservation". I haven't found any track yet on "Fragile Army" that I'm not almost always in the mood to hear. For the first time I can remember, I've bought an album without a single duff track!
The album slides in with a nostalgic snip of "Together We're Heavy" from the previous album of the same name, then kicks into the deliciously bouncy ("I feel so excited and delighted today, 'cause you decide to be in my life...") "Running Away".
The track "The Fragile Army" goes a little slower and deeper, and jumps into beautiful abstractism about a third in. With months, I know (1) I'll be singing the backing vocals without realising it and (2) I'll wake up one morning around 3am and suddenly realise what it's all about. I love it.
"Guaranteed Nightlite" is a very, VERY close second to "Mental Cabaret" for the top spot on the album. "Mental Cabaret" is right up there with "Light and Day", "Hanging Around The Day (Part 2)", "Hold Me Now" and "Two Thousand Places" to make my top5 Polyphonic tracks of all time. It's got such an incredible range in the sound, catchy lyrics and a great beat. "Guaranteed Nightlite", much more than other tracks, really shows off these guys' vocal talents and makes me wanna sing along.
In a word, "Light to Follow" is "otherworldly", with an unusual synth feel and wonderfully ambient repeating lyrics.
The rest of the tracks are just... awesome. Just awesome. If you like The Polyphonic Spree then you'll definitely love this, and if you're looking for an introduction to their world then this CD would be a great first in your collection.
The previous two albums have been SO close to fucking perfect, but I can't help myself skipping over "Middle of the Day" and "Ensure Your Reservation". I haven't found any track yet on "Fragile Army" that I'm not almost always in the mood to hear. For the first time I can remember, I've bought an album without a single duff track!
The album slides in with a nostalgic snip of "Together We're Heavy" from the previous album of the same name, then kicks into the deliciously bouncy ("I feel so excited and delighted today, 'cause you decide to be in my life...") "Running Away".
The track "The Fragile Army" goes a little slower and deeper, and jumps into beautiful abstractism about a third in. With months, I know (1) I'll be singing the backing vocals without realising it and (2) I'll wake up one morning around 3am and suddenly realise what it's all about. I love it.
"Guaranteed Nightlite" is a very, VERY close second to "Mental Cabaret" for the top spot on the album. "Mental Cabaret" is right up there with "Light and Day", "Hanging Around The Day (Part 2)", "Hold Me Now" and "Two Thousand Places" to make my top5 Polyphonic tracks of all time. It's got such an incredible range in the sound, catchy lyrics and a great beat. "Guaranteed Nightlite", much more than other tracks, really shows off these guys' vocal talents and makes me wanna sing along.
In a word, "Light to Follow" is "otherworldly", with an unusual synth feel and wonderfully ambient repeating lyrics.
The rest of the tracks are just... awesome. Just awesome. If you like The Polyphonic Spree then you'll definitely love this, and if you're looking for an introduction to their world then this CD would be a great first in your collection.
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