The Polyphonic Spree Announce New Album 'Yes, It's True'
Monday, 08 July 2013
Written by Jon Stickler
The Polyphonic Spree will return to the UK with a new album and tour dates this summer. The band, who captured the imagination of thousands from their first notes at David Bowie's Meltdown, Glastonbury and on a succession of UK tours, have been away from our ears and eyes for some time but have remained a touchstone for all that is innovative, beautiful and downright different in the music scene.
The first album from the band in five years, excluding 2012's 'HolidayDream: Sounds Of The Holidays' compilation of Tim and Julie's favourite Christmas songs, follows Tim's diversion into recording with former Tripping Daisy bandmate and ex-Secret Machines man Philip E Karnats as Preteen Zenith alongside a revamp for his Good Records Recordings label.
'Yes, It's True' continues the Spree's musical journey; still focused on the melodies that always set them apart but developed with the use of rhythm programming and additional instrumentation to create an album that flourishes 11 tracks to the listener as though this writing pop songs thing was nothing more than an impulse. Produced by the band's Tim DeLaughter and Julie Doyle under their guise as 'The Speekers' with Eric Drew Feldman (Captain Beefheart, PJ Harvey) and additional production and mix from Tim Palmer (U2, Pearl Jam), 'Yes, It's True' is released on the band's own Good Records Recordings via Cherry Red on August 5. A single from the album, You Don't Know Me, will be released on July 29.
The Polyphonic Spree return to the UK for festival performances at Camp Bestival and Bestival. The collective also perform at London's Village Underground next month. For full details, head to thepolyphonicspree.com.
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The first album from the band in five years, excluding 2012's 'HolidayDream: Sounds Of The Holidays' compilation of Tim and Julie's favourite Christmas songs, follows Tim's diversion into recording with former Tripping Daisy bandmate and ex-Secret Machines man Philip E Karnats as Preteen Zenith alongside a revamp for his Good Records Recordings label. 
