Editing Tripping Daisy (section)

===Later albums===
The band's third album, ''[[Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb]]'', was a mix of both creativity and experimentalism. DeLaughter has been quoted as saying that the album "is the band at their best". The album has a fragmented style: from one vignette to another. While the album was not a commercial success, it was critically acclaimed;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schreiber |first=Ryan |title=Tripping Daisy: Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb: Pitchfork Review |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/t/tripping-daisy/jesus-hits-like-the-atom-bomb.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816192525/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/t/tripping-daisy/jesus-hits-like-the-atom-bomb.shtml |archive-date=2000-08-16 |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Tripping Daisy - Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jesus-hits-like-the-atom-bomb-mw0000040703 |language=en |access-date=2023-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cable |first=Collin |date=2021-11-09 |title=Tripping Daisy's 'Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb' Still Very Much Hits. |url=https://www.centraltrack.com/tripping-daisys-jesus-hits-like-the-atom-bomb-still-very-much-hits/ |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=Central Track |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dansby |first=Andrew |date=2017-02-01 |title=Tim DeLaughter of the Polyphonic Spree looks back ... and forward |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/columnists/dansby/article/Tim-DeLaughter-of-the-Polyphonic-Spree-looks-back-10900026.php |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=Chron |language=en-US}}</ref> the ''[[Dallas Observer]]'' later ranked the album's third track, "Sonic Bloom", at number 100 on their "100 Best Texas Songs of All Time" list.<ref>{{Cite news |author=((DC9 At Night)) |date=August 2, 2012 |title=The 100 Best Texas Songs: The Complete List (100–92) |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-100-best-texas-songs-the-complete-list-7047715 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205095228/https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-100-best-texas-songs-the-complete-list-7047715 |archive-date=2023-02-05 |access-date=2025-05-17 |newspaper=[[Dallas Observer]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=((DC9 At Night)) |date=July 25, 2012 |title=The Best Texas Songs of All Time: #100-80 |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-best-texas-songs-of-all-time-100-80-7068134 |access-date=2025-05-17 |newspaper=[[Dallas Observer]] |language=en}}</ref> Marine toured with the band until he was replaced by [[Benjamin Curtis (musician)|Ben Curtis]], who drummed on ''Jesus Hit Like the Atom Bomb'' and their fourth album, the self-titled ''Tripping Daisy''. Other releases during this period include ''Time Capsule'' (a mix of old demos, b-sides, and one new song – the only officially released studio recording to feature drummer Mitch Marine) and ''The Tops Off Our Heads'' (an impromptu "jam" EP recording that marked the band's first post-major label release).