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During their Beginning Stages, Tim DeLaughter-led cult-poppers and recent Infinite Mixtape inductees the Polyphonic Spree donned dove-white robes; for their Heavy period, they swapped the monochromatic attire for a parade of robes in assorted rainbow colors. Now, with new album The Fragile Army slated for early 2007 release, it's time for a new wardrobe.

And just when you thought the Polyphonic Spree couldn't get any damn sunnier, they get...er, dark? And...militant? What the shit??

Believe it: the Spree fall fashion line has arrived, and black, quasi-militaristic collared jackets with red crosses are totally en vogue. Fragile army, you see. Or, as Pitchfork's Tyler Grisham wryly observed: Danielson meets Slipknot.

But don't take our word for it-- scope Pitchfork reader and Spree fan TJ Goodwin's photos. Or check out the new digs at two Texas home-state shows this week-- Dallas' Granada Theater on September 13 and Austin's Emo's on the 14-- where the PS will be joined by Good Records buds Philip E Karnats and Pilotdrift. You may well hear their cover of Nirvana's "Lithium" too, which appears on the previously reported iTunes exclusive Wait EP, available now.