Wait (The Polyphonic Spree EP)

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Wait EP
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ReleasedSeptember 5, 2006 (2006-09-05)
Recorded2006
Genre Indie rock
Length21:01
Label Junket Boy
The Polyphonic Spree chronology
Thumbsucker
(2005)
Wait EP
(2006)
The Fragile Army
(2007)
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Pitchfork 6.2/10 [2]

Wait EP is an EP release by The Polyphonic Spree. "Sonic Bloom" is a cover of a song by Tripping Daisy, the former band of three Polyphonic Spree members, Tim DeLaughter, Mark Pirro, and Bryan Wakeland. The EP also features covers of Nirvana's "Lithium" and The Psychedelic Furs' "Love My Way".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mental Cabaret" Tim DeLaughter, The Polyphonic Spree2:59
2."Love My Way" The Psychedelic Furs 4:19
3."Sonic Bloom"DeLaughter, Tripping Daisy 3:48
4."Lithium" Kurt Cobain 5:24
5."I'm Calling"DeLaughter, The Polyphonic Spree4:26

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References

  1. "The Polyphonic Spree: Wait" at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  2. Hogan, Marc (26 September 2006). "The Polyphonic Spree: Wait EP". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 24, 2021.