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The Most Serene Republic

QRO goes north to shine a spotlight on the next generation of collectives, The Most Serene Republic.

Name: The Most Serene Republic

Hometown: Milton, Ontario, Canada

Members: Emma Ditchburn (former), Nick Greaves, Adrian Jewett, Ryan Lenssen, Simon Lukasewich, Tony Nesbitt-Larking, Sean Woolven

Albums: Underwater Cinematographer (2005), Phages EP (2006), Population (2007), ...And the Ever Expanding Universe (2009), Fantasick Impossibliss EP (2010)

Has toured with: Annuals, Broken Social Scene, Liam Finn, Frances, Grand Archives, The Grates, Mardeen Meligrove Band, Metric, Miracle Fortress, Stars, Still Life Still, Takka Takka, We Are Scientists, What Laura Says

If the band was an animal, they'd be: a horse of a different color

Or if they were a food, they'd be: risotto al nero di seppia

What about a piece of furniture?: remove your Venetian blinders

Okay, how about something to wear?: steam-punk fashion sense

Animal, vegetable... pick a mineral: stalactites & stalagmites

A side character from The Simpsons: Lisa getting kicked out of Mr. Largo's music class at the start of every episode

The Most Serene RepublicRelated Articles:

Review of Population

Live review from Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ on September 22nd, 2007

Photo gallery from Maxwell's

Review of The Most Serene Republic as part of CMJ Day One at Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY, on October 16th, 2007

Photo gallery from Bowery Ballroom

Interview with Ryan Lenssen in 2007, Pt. 1

Interview with Ryan Lenssen in 2007, Pt. 2

Photo gallery from Mercury Lounge in New York, NY on December 14th, 2007

Live review from Mercury Lounge on March 21st, 2008

Photo gallery from Mercury Lounge on March 21st, 2008

Interview with Ryan Lenssen in 2009

Photo gallery from Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY on June 27th, 2009

Review of ...And the Ever Expanding Universe

Live review with Grand Archives from Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, OR on September 23rd, 2009

Photo gallery from Doug Fir Lounge

Photo gallery from (le) Poisson Rouge in New York, NY on October 8th, 2009

Review of Fantasick Impossibliss EP

Photo gallery from Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY on June 18th, 2010

Tour dates:

none upcoming

 

MP3 Stream: "Sherry And Her Butterfly Net"

 

MP3 Stream: "Heavens To Purgatory"
 

 

MP3 Stream: "Fantasick Impossibliss"
  

 

The Most Serene Republic playing "Compliance" live @ Maxwell's

 

The Most Serene Republic playing "Career In Shaping Clay" live @ Maxwell's:

 

The Most Serene Republic playing "Shopping Cart People" live @ Mercury Lounge on March 21st, 2008:

 

The Most Serene Republic playing "Why So Looking Back" live @ Mercury Lounge on March 21st, 2008:

 

The Most Serene Republic playing "Career In Shaping Clay" live @ Mercury Lounge on March 21st, 2008:

 

The Most Serene Republic playing "Phages" live @ Union Hall:

 

The Most Serene Republic playing "Content Was Always My Favorite Color" live @ Union Hall:

 

The Most Serene Republic playing "Church of Acorns" live @ Knitting Factory:


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