Brian Leary, raised in the Southern California desert, formed Polyphemus with backing vocalist Elvira Corral. Their sweeping pop songs with layered guitars first appeared on The Great Village Trip EP. Beggars Banquet signed the duo, and released Scrapbook Of Madness in 1993. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.