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Posted in CMJ | music on August 30, 2005
The BSSLESS Arts & Crafts' Most Serene Republic
The Most Serene Republic @ Mercury Lounge 8-24-05
Above photo from kathryn's set at Flickr
"About three years ago, and virtually out of nowhere, Broken Social Scene appeared like some refreshingly talented blip on the indie music radar. Until this rogue band of Canadians started popping up on so many "wish I'd heard of them last year" lists, it was no stretch to say that not many people (especially outside of Canada) had heard of Arts & Crafts Productions.
Now, a mere three years after the fact, BSS has been elevated to household name status in new rock circles, played massive festivals like Coachella, and has a highly anticipated new album set to drop in the fall. As such, Arts & Crafts has expanded somewhat, offering up releases from other bands such as Stars, Feist and Apostle of Hustle. Each has garnered its own respective heaps of critical praise, but each has also contained a member of BSS, as have all A&C artists. That is, until The Most Serene Republic." [Popmatters]
The MSR CD is called Underwater Cinematographer. You can buy it at Insound.
* Music for Robots has a CD Review & MP3.
* Prefix also reviewed the CD.
* Sixeyes as well.
* HeartonaStick reviewed their show at Mercury Lounge.
* Coolfer said they played a great set.
* Loose Record says good show too.
* They're doing well in the Canadian Charts
The Most Serene Republic is touring with Metric. That means you can see them at Bowery Ballroom in NY on October 5th, and at Southpaw in Brooklyn on the 6th. They're also at Hiro Ballroom for CMJ as part of the Arts & Crafts 2005 showcase.
Posted on August 30, 2005 5:21 PM
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Comments (3)
It seems like you either Love these guys or you conpletly hate them. Personally I think they are a shitty rip off of the postal servise. There almbum is weak and goes nowhere. Its actually quite annoying. I would say drop the singer, and that might make them sound a bit better. I have no clue why arts & crafts signed these guy. Terrible. Is this where music is going.
Posted by Anonymous | November 2, 2005 1:12 PM
I think that this band is just great and have a whole lot of potential and talent. Their album is more eclectic and varied and isn't like one of those albums where everything sounds like everything else.
I personally love The Most Serene Republic.
Posted by Anonymous | April 27, 2007 9:26 PM
yay population
Posted by rm | October 9, 2007 8:24 AM