This Is The Last…

I saw this biography about Bjork and in it they interviewed Bono, because they toured together a long time ago. In it, Bono said that he admired Bjork’s ability to write songs that were happy. He said that it’s easier to “paint it black” and talk about how much your life sucks. But Bjork writes songs like “Violently Happy”. Polyphonic Spree is another infectiously happy band. They make me want to put on a white robe and worship the sun (not really). For this album they’ve traded in their white robes for black militairy outfits with peace signs on them, they’re such hippies.

I just read on Pitchfork that the Polyphonic Spree will be going on tour this summer. The Fragile Army is due to be released June 19th.

Here are the dates…
05-14 Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
05-27 George, WA – The Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch! Festival)
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
05-14 Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
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)

I really liked when they were on Scrubs…