The Polyphonic Spree are a psychedelic pop group which formed in 2000 in Da… Read Full Bio ↴The Polyphonic Spree are a psychedelic pop group which formed in 2000 in Dallas, Texas, United States. The band's core members are Tim DeLaughter (lead vocals, guitar), Mark Pirro (bass) and Bryan Wakeland (drums), all former members of the alternative rock band Tripping Daisy. The band also contains 5 backing vocalists and 12 musicians. The band's lineup has generally been stable since their formation.

The two dozen members often take to the stage costumed in flowing robes or military style uniforms, an appropriate backdrop for their happy and uplifting musical message that's a mix of catchy pop minimally laced with gospel. Fans have compared them to both the Flaming Lips and the Beach Boys, with a smidgen of lively Godspeed-like attitude thrown into the mix.

The Polyphonic Spree was founded by Tim DeLaughter, who led Dallas, Texas based alternative rock band Tripping Daisy (best known for their 1996 minor hit "I Got A Girl") until 1999, when Wes Berggren(founding member and guitarist) died of a drug overdose. Tripping Daisy posthumously released a self-titled record on Sugar Fix records and called it quits.

DeLaughter and other surviving members of Tripping Daisy regrouped as the Polyphonic Spree in 2000, adding about 20 more members. They put together a demo titled The Beginning Stages of...The Polyphonic Spree and distributed it to fans during performances. The album was subsequently released on DeLaughter's own imprint, Good Records and picked up by 679 Recordings.

The fluctuating group boasts a choir, a pair of keyboard players, as well as a percussionist, bassist, guitarist, flautist, trumpeter, trombonist, violinist, a French horn player, a theremin player, and an electronic effects wizard. DeLaughter holds the post of musical director and contributes lead vocals.

Tours require more than a dozen full-sized vans, but the band's spectacular shows in intimate clubs and gigs as big as 2003's Reading Festival generate the feeling of a gospel revival meeting. Single "Light and Day" was featured in Volkswagen commercials, an episode of Scrubs and on the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind soundtrack, earning the Polyphonic Spree even more exposure. Their proper first album Together We're Heavy was released jointly by Good Records and Hollywood Records in summer 2004. New music was released in the form of the soundtrack for the film 'Thumbsucker' in 2005.

In the autumn of 2006, The Polyphonic Spree released the Wait EP, which features covers of Nirvana's "Lithium" and "Sonic Bloom" by DeLaughter's former band, Tripping Daisy. For the band's last album, The Fragile Army, (released June 2007) the entire band swapped their trademark robes for dark coloured military-style uniforms.

The return of The Polyphonic Spree was announced with the release of the 'Bullseye' App, an interactive music video which is a collaboration between The Polyphonic Spree and Moonbot Studios.

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The Polyphonic Spree Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by The Polyphonic Spree:

"You Don't Know Me" It's time to jump in It's time to let go Don't…
A Long Day Until tomorrow,until tomorrow, the only voice was far away. …
Carefully Try It’s so like the God who makes an ordinary find Too…
Christmas Is Here So this is Christmas and what have you done, Another year…
Days Like This Keep Me Warm On days like this keep me warm Keep me warm Keep us…
Everything Starts at the Seam Good day tonight, cause everybody feels alright. Good times …
Five Years Pushing through the market square So many mothers sighing Ne…
Get Up and Go New satellite, cover's blown I try my best to reach the…
Hangin' Around Well you like What you're given A lot of us are standin'…

Hanging Around I hate when niggaz get on the phone when they…
Hanging Around the Day Part 2 Well you like what you're given A lot of us are…
Happy Christmas So this is Christmas and what have you done, Another year…
Happy Xmas And so this is Xmas And what have you done? Another year…
Hold Me Now He started the day with a mood and a shake. He…
Hold Yourself Up Your facedown in the sunlight She can read your mind Apologi…
It Sun Take some time, get away Sun Suicide is a shame Sun …
It's the Sun Sun Take some time, get away Sun Suicide is a shame Sun Soon…
La La La-la la-la la la-la-la If you walk out and face up…
Light Light and day is more than you'll say Because all My feelin…
Light & Day / Reach for the Sun Light and day is more than you'll say Because all My fee…
Light and Day Light and day is more than you'll say Because all My feelin…
Lithium I'm so happy because today I've found my friends They're in …
Love My Way There's an army On the dancefloor It's a fashion With a g…
Middle of the Day In the middle of the day I can roam around with…
Move Away and Shine (In a Dream version) Go, it's time Embrace all that you know and be, be on…
One Man Show She said goodnight to all the lights that made her…
Popular by Design There was a time and a place When I could not…
Reach for the Sun Light And day Is more than you'll say Cause all My Feelings …
Running Away Let's break it We take it, we try Sure, we like it Shine…
Section 1 She said goodnight to all the lights that made her…
Section 12: Hold Me Now He started the day with a mood and a shake. He…
Section 16 She said goodnight to all the lights that made her…
Section 17 Entirely for you. Soon you will see that there's more…
Section 18: Everything Starts at the Seam Good day tonight, cause everybody feels alright. Good times…
Section 19 Love the life you choose. Keep yourself feeling brand new. A…
Section 19: When the Fool Becomes a King Love the life you choose. Keep yourself feeling brand new. …
Section 20: Together We're Heavy (Narration:) Before the day began there was a hum. This Hum…
Section 22 I'm projecting and reflecting desire for you to come into m…
Section 22 [Running Away] Let's break it We take it, we try Sure, we like it Shine…
Section 23 Your satellite, cover's blown I try my best, to reach the…
Section 23 [Get Up and Go] New satellite, cover's blown I try my best to reach the…
Section 25: Younger Yesterday Well, everybody tries To keep themselves alive You were yo…
Section 26 We try We crawl We live We're small I'm stuck in a Mon…
Section 27 In front of a firebrick gate Well, you might think it's…
Section 27: Mental Cabaret In front of a fire again Well, you might think it's…
Section 28: Guaranteed Nightlite Guaranteed nightlite where everybody shines. I wanna try to …
Section 29: Light to Follow Love in a mixed up time It's hard to know which…
Section 3 And days like this keep me warm Keep me warm, keep…
Section 31: Overblow Your Nest Complicated heart of mine With wings of love, nowhere to fl…
Section 32 We may have skipped a championship Of a cross becoming…
Section 33: You Don't Know Me It's time to jump in It's time to let go Don't…
Section 8 I found my She′s so far She makes my head I found my…
Section 8: Soldier Girl I found my She’s so far She makes my head I found my…
Section 9 Light And day Is more than you'll say Cause all My Feelings …
section eight I found my She's so far She makes my head I found my…
section one She said goodnight to all the lights that made her…
Soldier Girl I found my She's so far She makes my head I found my…
Sonic Bloom Love gets inside of you It makes me invisible And I will…
Suitcase Calling Entirely for you. Soon you will see that there? s more…
Sun Sun Take some time, get away Sun Suicide is a shame Sun Soon…
Thirteen Won't you let me walk you home from school? Won't you…
Town Meeting Song Listen there were objects so peculiar They were not to be…
Two Thousand Places You gotta be good. You gotta be strong. You gotta be two…
Wig In A Box On nights like this When the world's a bit amiss And the…
You Don It's time to jump in It's time to let go Don't…
You Don't Know Me It's time to jump in It's time to let go Don't…

You're Golden It's not what you do in a day It's not what…

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