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Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 4/23/2021 9:43 PM Subject: The Polyphonic Spree cover Barry Manilow
Grateful Web, 22 April 2021 The Polyphonic Spree have released a trippy new video for “She’s A Rainbow” by The Rolling Stones, featured on their new covers album 'Afflatus,' [the] one-night live recording session, just before the 2020 lockdown. "We knew it was probably going to be the last time we saw each other for a long time,” reminisces frontman Tim DeLaughter, “and the next day, everything started to close" ... Featuring a range of material from a diverse group of artists that all hold a special significance to the band, 'Afflatus' includes interpretations of classic hits by INXS, Daniel Johnston, Rush, Barry Manilow, ABBA, and more. In addition to staples like The Rolling Stones, the set also features tracks that fans have never heard before, like "Could It Be Magic" by Barry Manilow, which holds a special significance to DeLaughter. "A lot of the music I’m attracted to, melodically speaking, can be traced back to my younger years," he explains. "I was running my dad’s business on the weekends as a kid, and there was this cassette of Barry Manilow songs that I played over and over. I loved the grandiose, high-reaching production for essentially a pop song."
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