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Milton, Toronto ON, Canada (2005 – present)

The Most Serene Republic is a Canadian indie rock band formed in Milton, Ontario, by band members Adrian Jewett, Ryan Lenssen, and Nick Greaves, who had all left school to pursue more artistic ventures. The band takes its name from the sobriquet of formerly independent Venice under the Doges, which was regarded as “The Most Serene Republic of Venice.”

The Most Serene Republic released its debut album, Underwater Cinematographer, in 2005 on the Arts & Crafts label. They are the first band on the A&C label that isn’t related in one way or another to Broken Social Scene (though Ryan and Adrian perform sometimes in their live shows). They later released a tour EP in spring/summer of 2006, titled Phages, capturing more of the sweep of their live performances.

Originally formed in mid-2003 as a duo (Lenssen and Jewett) known as Thee Oneironauts (O-nye-rawn-nauts). The pair would quickly record and self-release an EP entitled Night of the Lawnchairs on Lenssen’s GROK Studios imprint. The Oneironauts grew to trio status with the addition of Greaves on keyboard and guitar.

Their live shows are known for being extremely entertaining, and intense with dancing, and cramming so many sounds to overload the senses.

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1	Present of Future End full track	421
2	Humble Peasants full track	361
3	Heavens To Purgatory	349
4	The Men Who Live Upstairs full track	334
5	Sherry and Her Butterfly Net full track	330
6	Battle Hymn of the Republic full track	276
7	A Mix of Sun and Cloud full track	271
8	Compliance full track	267
9	Why So Looking Back full track	266
10	Bubble Reputation	239
11	Agenbite of Inwit full track	218
12	Career in Shaping Clay full track	217
13	Vessels of a Donor Look	211
14	Phi	208
15	The Old Forever New Things	204

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gregofmontreal wrote:
Saturday evening

giving away 2 free tickets to The Most Serene Republic's show in Montreal on November 13th. Enter here: http://meetyouattheshow.com/main/2009/11/the-most-serene-republic-ticket-contest/

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tothelastdays wrote:
7 days ago

my favorite band. but whenever they come to philly, it's 21+. booooo :(

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dying-is-fine wrote:
last month

'population' is some of the most amazing music i've ever heard. definitely my favorite album from them. the others are good too, though.

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haitt wrote:
last month

Bubble Reputation and Patternicity are awesome. Arts & Crafts' most amazing band after BSS!

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crustal wrote:
last month

these guys put on such a sick show last night. whole new level of love, seriously...

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ddlee wrote:
last month

beautiful.

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robot_boy71 wrote:
last month

TMSR...saw you in Calgary and you were yummy.

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the-epilogue wrote:
September 2009

pretty melodies + shitty sounds = perfection in my book

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ChuckDynamite wrote:
September 2009

They were amazing last night at the Biltmore in Vancouver, can't wait to hear more of them!

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gotsound wrote:
September 2009

Saw them live tonight.... so. fucking. amazing. Just.... epic. <3 <3 <3

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crossjeremiah wrote:
August 2009

same sound, amazing taste.

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roberthuston wrote:
August 2009

Ewwww, this is a good find in some time. Really tunes coming along...

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eclectic_mind wrote:
August 2009

The best, supposedly by critics, is Populations. :]

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IschianoScalo wrote:
August 2009

i started with underwater cinematographer and I like it!!!what would be their best album?

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Congradulations wrote:
August 2009

for fans of The Most Serene Republic = http://www.last.fm/group/Apophenia :)

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sriris wrote:
July 2009

Patternicity is like a full blown overture. A fave indeed!

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albertrose wrote:
July 2009

the last two tracks of the new album are its best.

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Diminuendo_ wrote:
July 2009

The whole synth or whatever it is on Don't Hold Back just sounds wayyy too cheesy for me. It doesn't really fit the band at all imo, either. The 'pah, pah pah, pah' in the background of Phi sounds just like the 'hah, hah, hah, hah' in the background of Da Da Da Da by BSS, it is about the same tempo, so that always throws me off when I hear it, too. But other than that I am really enjoying the album!

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Hyperfried wrote:
July 2009

Album review: http://dfenestrate.blogspot.com/2009/07/and-ever-expanding-universe.html

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Diminuendo_ wrote:
July 2009

The new album is fantastic! The only song that isn't totally awesome is 'Don't Hold Back, Feel a Little Longer.' Other than that every song is great.

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