Tim DeLaughter’s boundless optimism found a home among fans who shared his vague straining toward utopia. But the Spree’s musical charms — its textured psychedelia, stadium orchestration, and catapulting hooks — fall conspicuously flat on Yes, It’s True. Opener “You Don’t Know Me” rumbles in on bass thieved from The Dandy Warhols, revving up to the same light, porous pop that started to get tired around Welcome to the Monkey House. Soon enough, DeLaughter’s serving his first helping of word salad: “There’s always more to you than there are of them.” [Source]
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