The world is a bleak, bleary place. We’re under daily siege by despairing news and crippling angst as war, floods, drought, disease, famine and tragic violence bombard our collective consciousness.

This week, All Songs Considered goes big with massive, heart-thumping new music from the gloriously exuberant, sprawling pop group , and the brilliantly experimental folk-rock band . We also check out ...

The Polyphonic Spree don’t get out of town much. Since forming nearly 25 years ago, the Dallas band has consistently been a hassle to pack up and ship out: Always at least 20 members; Always a kitchen ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Polyphonic Spree have released their highly anticipated, eighth studio album, ...

Touring in support of its first album, The Beginning Stages of… , the Polyphonic Spree seemed likely to fall into a novelty-act trap, what with all the people up onstage with their flowing white robes ...

Polyphonic Spree bandleader Tim DeLaughter poses ahead of the release of the band's eighth album, "Salvage Enterprise," on Friday. ALLISON V SMITH Polyphonic Spree bandleader Tim DeLaughter scans ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Flute echoes over nimbly plucked guitar as keys twinkle gently, "Shadows On The ...

Even though The Polyphonic Spree hadn’t released a full-length album of new material in a decade, according to the group’s mastermind, Tim DeLaughter, the unique choral project never went away.

Things looked bright for Tim DeLaughter's Polyphonic Spree. The massive pop ensemble tallied six-figure sales for its independently released debut album in 2003 and landed a major record deal. Its ...

The repertoire of the excellent vocal quartet New York Polyphony extends through the present day, but this first-rate new release is a reminder that the music of the Renaissance remains central to the ...

Remember back in the wake of 9/11, when a number of pundits pronounced the end of irony? The last 2½ years have made those decrees seem a tad, shall we say, premature. Irony has returned with a ...