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My friend Melissa is the third one on the right, behind Tim. Sweet. When I was ill last August and rotting at GW for about a week, Melissa was about to leave on tour. I spoke with Ryan, her bf (he was in Peace Corps with me) and asked if I could get an autographed CD. I received this EP with the signatures of everyone on tour. Pretty awesome of them.

(via youaintnopicasso.com)

The new Polyphonic Spree album The Fragile Army is one of the year’s best albums, and one of the most cohesive to come out in a long time. The single, “Running Away,” is probably going to be my favorite song of 2007, and this one’s almost as great. And be sure to check GvB for Chris’ take on it!

The Polyphonic Spree – Light to Follow (mp3)

This is one of the most sparsely instrumented Polyphonic Spree songs that I can think of, yet it’s also one of the ones with the most punch to it. Lest you forget that Tim’s orgins aren’t in orchestral pop, “Light to Follow” combines crashing drums with one of the best bass lines of 2007 to create a song that’s spectacular in a way that only the Polyphonic Spree can be.

To hear more from them if you’re unfamiliar, check out their Last.fm page.

Upcoming tour dates:

06-23 Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre
06-24 Austin, TX – Stubbs BBQ
06-25 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
06-26 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
06-27 Atlanta, GA – Roxy Theatre
06-29 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
06-30 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
07-01 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
07-02 Boston, MA – Avalon
07-03 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
07-05 Toronto Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theatre
07-06 Detroit, MI – The Majestic
07-07 Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues
07-08 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
07-09 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
07-10 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe
07-13 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
07-14 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theatre
07-15 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
07-17 San Francisco CA – Great American Music Hall
07-18 Los Angeles CA – El Rey Theatre
07-20 San Diego CA – Canes Bar & Grill
07-22 Denver CO – Gothic Theatre
07-23 Aspen CO – The Belly Up
08-04 Chicago, IL – Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-11 Osaka, Japan – Summersonic Festival
08-12 Tokyo, Japan – Summersonic Festival
09-01 Stradbally, Ireland – Stradbally Estate (Electric Picnic Festival)
09-02 Argyll, Scotland – Inveraray Castle (Connect Festival)