The Fragile Army

The Fragile Army
Studio album by The Polyphonic Spree
Released June 19, 2007
Recorded January 2006 - April 2006
Genre Pop
Psychedelic pop
Length 46:42
Label TVT Records
Good Records
Producer John Congleton, The Speekers
The Polyphonic Spree chronology
Wait EP
(September 2006)
The Fragile Army
(2007)
Holidaydream: Sounds of the Holidays, Vol. One
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Music Box [3]
NME [4]
Pitchfork Media(6.4/10) [5]
PopMatters [6]
AbsolutePunk.net(81%) [7]

The Fragile Army is the third album from the symphonic-rock group The Polyphonic Spree. The album was released on TVT Records on June 19, 2007.

On April 26, 2007, an eight-minute-long mash-up preview of the album was made available as a free download.

On May 12, 2007, the entire album was leaked to various P2P networks. The leaked version of the album includes a song entitled "Section 27 (Oh I Feel Fine)". However, on the actual album Section 27 is a new version of the track "Mental Cabaret", which originally featured on the Wait EP.

There was also a deluxe version of the album released including a patch and a DVD.

Additionally, there is a double vinyl available for sale that also includes a voucher for online download of the album in MP3 format.

Track listing

All songs written by Tim DeLaughter, except where noted.[8]

  1. "Section 21 (Together We're Heavy)" - 0:31
  2. "Section 22 (Running Away)" - 3:33
  3. "Section 23 (Get Up and Go)" - 3:54
  4. "Section 24 (The Fragile Army)" - 4:02
  5. "Section 25 (Younger Yesterday)" - 4:35
  6. "Section 26 (We Crawl)" - 3:29
  7. "Section 27 (Mental Cabaret)" - 3:00
  8. "Section 28 (Guaranteed Nightlife)" - 3:55
  9. "Section 29 (Light to Follow)" - 4:25
  10. "Section 30 (Watch Us Explode (Justify))" - 4:41
  11. "Section 31 (Overblow Your Nest)" - 4:48
  12. "Section 32 (The Championship)" - 5:50
  1. "Bonus Track (Lithium)" (Kurt Cobain)
  2. "Bonus Track (Checking Out)"

Personnel

References

  1. "The Fragile Army by The Polyphonic Spree". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. Jurek, Thom. "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  3. Metzger, John (June 2007). "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army". The Music Box. musicbox-online.com (Volume 14, No.6). Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  4. Silver, Dan (29 August 2007). "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  5. Hogan, Marc (19 June 2007). "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  6. Schiller, Mike (19 June 2007). "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army". PopMatters. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  7. Irvine, Scott (20 August 2007). "Polyphonic Spree, The - The Fragile Army". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  8. "BMI - Repertoire Search". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. CD+DVD with EAN 5060087564296, "Limited Edition" with DVD featuring Making Of film and The Fragile Army music video
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