Home By Hovercraft's Grandiose New Album: Preview

In this week's feature, Kelly Dearmore tells the story of Home By Hovercraft, a band inspired by The Polyphonic Spree and its members' own theater backgrounds. That tells you a lot about what kind of sound they're headed for; they do it well. You can listen to "Zoo Lion" below...

By Kiernan Maletsky

May 23, 2013

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In this week's feature, Kelly Dearmore tells the story of Home By Hovercraft, a band inspired by The Polyphonic Spree and its members' own theater backgrounds. That tells you a lot about what kind of sound they're headed for; they do it well. You can listen to "Zoo Lion" below for the gist.

You can see them play May 25 at Good Records or June 1 at Trees.

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