I'm in the music business, albeit casually and without compensation, but I've waded into the discussion/debates/disagreemen ts about what it means to be a musician in Canada, a fan of Canadian music, and a consumer just by the very act being here. While there's been lots of fodder for talk about the weakness or strength of the support systems Canada has in place for the arts and culture in the past month or so, there's been a celebration of arts and culture taking place that worth noting: Arts & Crafts is celebrating its tenth anniversary [...]
Die Dänen werden eine erquickliche Fan-Basis im Sturm erobern. Mit diesen leichten Piano-Schlägen und dem ungewöhnlichen Gesang (guten Erkennungsmerkmal) gehen sie ohne Umstände auf die Indie-Zwölf für ein "weired" Publikum. Die "alkoholische Glaubensmission" erinnert dabei stark an Art-Verwandt aus Kanada, zu nennen wären da in erster Linie Broken Social Scene oder The Most Serene Republic. [...]
Click image to download more songs by this artist Sounds like: Apostle of Hustle, Stars, Do Make Say Think "Broken Social Scene - The World At Large (Modest Mouse Cover)" What's so good? Last night Broken Social Scene played a 40-minute set atop an "Occasionally Perfect" Heineken billboard in Chicago across the street from Wrigley Field. With an impending hiatus looming, it was a fleeting opportunity [...]
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It's July 1st and we are already half-way through 2011. Besides being Canada Day, it's already the start of the summer and end of spring. Now I will do my Top 25 albums that came out in the second quarter. Since I made a mistake in the first quarter making it four months. Albums that came out on April to June. There will be some albums from the first quarter that will be in this list. Here is the Second Quarter Top 25. [...]
Another North by Northeast music festival is in the books, and with it, the bustling metropolis of Toronto is a little more quieter. Between June 15th and June 19th, an estimated 650 artists representing any and every genre you can think of played well into the Toronto night at close to 50 downtown venues. Streets where a great deal of bars are clumped together, like Queen West, the festival headquarters at the Hyatt Regency hotel on King, as well as the public square at the [...]
Every year the biggest and best indie bands, fans and media alike flock to Toronto, Canada for the acclaimed summer music festival known as North by North East (NXNE) now in its 17 th year running. Modeled after American festivals such as South by Southwest, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza , NXNE is dedicated to new and upcoming music bringing the finest emerging musicians to the GTA, what some may call the Canadian Mecca for fresh, innovative and inspiring new music. NXNE has grown significantly [...]
![[Listen/Download] The Most Serene Republic- Home of the Rebels](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3481670_lg.jpg)
by teepoo On May 24th The Most Serene Republic dropped Pre Serene: Thee Oneironauts collection of 8 new songs. Home of the Rebels comes off the album. It begins with rainfall and Adrian Jewett's wounded sounding vocals. It moves into something a bit more light hearted after the middle when the guitar turnings into a strum as Adrian declares "Take me home, home of the rebels." The Most Serene Republic- Home of the Rebels [...]
To celebrate today’s crop of releases, here are new mp3s from Art Brut, Baby Baby, David Bazan, Boris, French Horn Rebellion, Friendly Fires, King Creosote And Jon Hopkins, Kate Maki, Thurston Moore, the Most Serene Republic, Motopony, Neighbors, Planningtorock, Scarlet Season, Amon Tobin, White Denim and Yourself And The Air. Also, vote for your favorite [...]
![New Music Tuesday [May 24, 2011]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3464666_lg.jpg)
Check out the notable music releases hitting stores this week and check out a bunch of sample tracks from these albums to get a taste of them before you buy below. New Music Releases - Tuesday, May 24, 2011: - Art Brut - Brilliant! Tragic! - Boris - Heavy Rocks ( Stream ) - David Bazan - Strange Negotiations ( Stream ) - Foster the [...]
TMSR have released a new collection of songs completed before they formed as a proper band, including the wistful Home Of The Rebels . MP3:: The Most Serene Republic - Home Of The Rebels WEB:: www.themostserenerepublic.com
Today's selection of free and legal - because: official - downloads... J.Cole – “Return of Simba” TMS feat Jagga - I Need You (Maribou State Remix) The Most Serene Republic – “Home of the Rebels” Stephin Merritt - “Forever And A Day” The Deathset — Can You Seen Straight (Nadastrom Moombahton Remix) below... J.Cole – “Return of Simba” Speaking at a press conference for this year’s BET Awards, he explained that there would be “no more hold up” on the still-untitled [...]
When a song begins with a rain shower, you know it's going to be sad. But what happens when the rain never stops? It's not unheard of for a song to feature rain sound effects, but The Most Serene Republic keep it up for four minutes on "Home of the Rebels". The song, which shares its name with MSR's personal record label, features some gentle acoustic strumming over Adrian Jewett's unsteady, wounded vocals and all that rain. Along with seven other tracks, it will appear on Pre Serene: Thee Oneironauts , which arrives [...]
Thee Oneironauts (from the Greek “oneiros” – meaning “to dream”) is a musical pre-quel to the band that now claims its fame as The Most Serene Republic. Written in 2003, when most of them were about 18, the album is filled not with the tales of angst and teen woes that one might expect, but of songs that tell the stories of good lives lived in nice homes in the Toronto 'burbs. Zoltar_Speaks.mp3 Thee Oneironauts - Zoltar Speaks Download [...]
Una de las bandas que más ruido está haciendo en la escena canadiense es The Most Serene Republic . Si bien el grupo, que el año pasado lanzó un EP llamado Fantasick Impossibliss y trabajó en el soundtrack de una línea de ropa, no tiene un lanzamiento original desde hace dos años, con su último LP …And The Ever Expanding Universe , nos sorprende con un compilatorio llamado Pre Serene: Thee Oneironauts , que lanza un grupo de canciones grabadas antes de que se conformara la banda propiamente dicha, allá por [...]
Milton. ON's The Most Serene Republic are returning with a new(ish) album. On May 24th the group will be releasing Pre-Serene: Thee Oneironauts, an album of material written and recorded by the MSR precursor band Thee Oneironauts. You can get a free download of "Zoltar Speaks" at the band's website.Here's the track list for the record: Not Even Earth's Gravitational Pull Can Bring Us Down Zoltar
To start my year of concerts off on the right foot, i had the great opportunity to go see The Most Serene Republic and Broken Social Scene play a show at the London Music Hall on January 16th. I know that that's a long time ago and that i've put this off for a while, but let me just say i've been clamping down on my school work, and i have started to prioritize properly as a part of my new years resolution. So not only did i get to see the show, but i also had the chance to [...]
Photograph by Danielle St. Laurent January 16, 2011 - Making up for their previous cancellation due to Snowmaggedon 2010, Broken Social Scene’s first concert in London, Ontario was a rousing success. Along for the ride was the Most Serene Republic, who I last saw shortly after the release of their second album, Population . With so many members, their last performance could best be described as chaotic, so I was hoping they would manage to be a little more ordered this night. The band parted ways with vocalist Emma Ditchburn early last year, so I was [...]
![[Listen/Download] – Present Box From Canada #5](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3082941_lg.jpg)
Happy New Year! You're all probably too busy recovering from new years to be reading this post but welcome to another edition of PRESENT BOX FROM CANADA brought to you by me, teepoo from Ride the Tempo . Each month, I'm here to bring you 10 Canadian tracks you probably would not have heard of otherwise! Are you a Canadian indie band? Submit your stuffs to tiana.feng@ridethetempo.com to be considered for next month or to be featured on Ride the Tempo . Pete Samples Pete actually just recently stopped [...]
Howdy! Well, we've been busy but always listenin' to tunes. I'm going to just give you a small handful of tunes I've been listening to on repeats. Was just in a plane with this playlist so check some of them out and let me know what you think. First up is the Spaniard, Pablo Díaz-Reixa, is on the kill tip with El Guincho . Ever since Folias tickled in 07, he's come harder; check the latest Pop Negro. Also click up Coconut cause that's origin. This is my favorite song off [...]
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Sexy Track // “Devil Or Angel” // Lou Doillon
New Diarrhea Planet – “Separations”
HAERTS: “All The Days”
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