On its third album, this "choral rock" collective is as outsized and bombastic as ever—and that's what we love about it. If the 24-member Spree's stock in trade is unapologetic overkill that would make Jeff Lynne and Todd Rundgren blush, the troupe's real virtues are buoyant melodies, dramatic arrangements and a conceptual spirit that, despite all the grandiloquent trappings, boils down to a concise and perfectly accessible message of positivity in the face of dark times. Mantras ("Justify all your phases/Keep the world guessing") soar in and out of such anthems as "Running Away," "Younger Yesterday," "The Championship" and the title track, while the Spree—now sporting military coveralls in place of the choir robes—touches on techno for "Light to Follow" and is generally a bit more streamlined in its approach. This is one military exercise we can get behind without reservation.—Gary Graff