Album of the Week: The Most Serene Republic - Underwater Cinematography

Arts and Crafts Records: The Most Serene Republic

Underwater Cinematography

I decided I'm going to choose a new album each week that I am listening to and I want to promote. This weeks album comes from Arts and Crafts records home of many a great Canadian bands such as Broken Social Scene, and Feist. I came across these guys when I downloaded a live BSS show and TMSR had opened for them. Their music is in some ways like the New Pornographers, Postal Service/Death Cab for Cutie, and Broken Social Scene. The layered high vocals definitely are reminiscent of Ben Gibbard and A.C. Newman. Some of the instrumental stuff sounds a little synthesized and after listening to the first full track on the album I can't help but think of it coming right off the next Postal Service album while the second track could come from an early Death Cab album. This album came out last year and was completely off my radar. I recommend if you like any of the other bands I mentioned you go to your local record store, digital retailer, or Art's and Crafts.ca and pick it up.

Tonight Let's Dance has a download for one of the tracks and also compares them to Kings of Convenience.