The Polyphonic Spree To Record Live Album in NYC
Taking Place At Webster Hall on May 23
May 21, 2012
Photography by Patrick Cone
The Polyphonic Spree
Jubilation provocateurs The Polyphonic Spree have announced that they record their upcoming show at New York City’s Webster Hall for a live album and DVD to be released in the coming months. Taking place this Wednesday on May 23, frontman Tim DeLaughter explains in a press release that “NYC was our first home away from home in the States. We went from very small crowds in Texas to the UK for for the Meltdown Festival curated by David Bowie in 2002, then straight to New York to play eight shows in seven days on our ‘layover’ back to Dallas. Our friend took all of our first photos in Williamsburg near the East River (before it was developed) and the rest is history. New York embraced us from the get go. Cynicism wasn’t part of it, ironically. We toured so much overseas initially, and coming ‘back to the States and feeling at home’ meant Brooklyn and Manhattan.”
In addition to the live release, the band is planning to record a Christmas album this fall before taking part in their annual Holiday Extravaganza, which they’ve staged in their hometown of Dallas for the last nine years, across the country for the first time. The Polyphonic Spree has also commenced recording of a new original album, their first since 2007’s The Fragile Army, with the hope of releasing it sometime in 2013.
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October 22nd 2012
7:22pm
Does anyone know more details about a possible musical tour through the U.S.?
June 18th 2018
9:04pm
I enjoyed reading this and remembering what happened!
February 15th 2019
3:18pm
Such a great album.
October 20th 2020
10:40pm
I remember this as if it were yesterday. Keep up the great work.
October 24th 2020
3:54pm
This album is an incredible classic.
November 18th 2020
4:38pm
That is awesome. Covid-19 has caused a huge change around the world. This would be wonderful to see.