The Polyphonic Spree have over 20 members in their band (a smaller amount for this tour) and are currently wrapping up a Summer tour that supports their most recent album, Yes, It’s True. This was my first time seeing them live and, upon first glance at the band, I was immediately struck by two different visions of what I was seeing. Their ’60s apparel, particularly band leader Tim DeLaughter’s shaggy hair and flowing shirt made it seem like I was either taking a peek into a party with a lot of marijuana smokers or witnessing a cult-leader try to persuade people to join his brainwashed masses. The spinning disco lights that lit most of the show furthered the first hypothesis, that and their Flaming Lips-esque trippy music of course. The show wasn’t sold out but the fans packed in tight near the stage to gaze rapturously into DeLaughter’s eyes presumably. It was such a positive experience that the band did their breakaway hit “Light & Day” twice back to back just wantonly throwing their positivity about.
