Video: The Most Serene Republic: Content Always Was My Favourite...

The last band on our svelte three band bill is the Canadian twee-prog powerhouse known as the Most Serene Republic . MSR were first band signed to Broken Social Scene's Arts & Crafts label that wasn't a direct off-shoot from its parent collective, though a casual listener might be excused for thinking that the band's multi-instrument maximalist pop arrangements were a fallen branch from that family tree. Though, actually, now that I mention it, I'm not sure there's anything casual about the Most Serene Republic's listening experience. It's best described as a controlled chaos, with cacophonous swells and [...]

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