William's Song a Day Blog - est. September 2007

This is an odd band that I have come to like for various reasons. I first saw them playing on Austin City Limits wearing their multi-colored robes; I was intrigued. They almost appeared to me as an odd religious cult of musicians; of course the Koolaid jokes were thrown about while watching them. They are a very talented group of between 20 and 30 varying musicians/singers, they consist of a choir and various other instruments that are not normally found in a pop/rock band. What is odd is that much of their music is in opposition to the cynical and darker music that I normally listen to. One aspect that I really like about them is that there is a lot to listen to in their music; it is quite complex. Here is the studio version on YouTube. +

The Polyphonic Spree is one of the oddest and most interesting group of musicians that I have seen/heard. What is odd about them is that they play happy pop music, however are still quite artistic in their delivery and arrangements. This song kind of epitomizes their style of music, it is very much inspired by the Beatles and ELO. The Flute and Theremin really round out the song especially in the second part. Here is the studio version on YouTube. +