The Most Serene Republic.

[MuttersomeTaxicab]

Saw these folks last night in Waterloo. They're originally from my hometown of Milton though. Their first album came out last year (Underwater Cinematographer) on Arts & Crafts.

 

Kind of a Broken Social Scene vibe, at least on that album, very quiet melodies, all that. Their live show is something else, though. So energetic, can't help but rock out to 'em. They released a tour EP called Phages earlier on this year. Picked that up last night, and it's probably more representative of their music. The drums are much more in the fore, and there seems to be much more jittering around.

 

Definitely worth a listen.

 

Their site

[mrjones]

Yeah, their one song has some cool things in it.

[Ravenous megin-sane]

i saw them last year, they're great live

 

their recorded stuff doesn't do their live show enough justice at all

[thewickernightmare]

yeeeaaahhh milton represent!!!

[Gallick]

I saw them live before I heard Underwater Cinematographer and I was pretty disappointed with the CD--it doesn't do justice to their live show at all. I've since seen them two more times and I must admit, Phages is much much better and much more in tune with their real energy, so if you have a chance to get it, do so.

[borntohula]

theyre really fun to watch live. i saw them last year at the olympic island festival. pretty good. i bought their album but like megin says, not as good as they are live. i cant tolerate the dude's voice for too long.

[Ruettiger]

I once did a wikipedia search for "lawn chairs" and they came up as the most relevent topic.

[CaptainRocket]

I love this band more and more each time I see them. They were a nice surprise for me when they opened for the Strokes.

[Ravenous megin-sane]

the lead singer looks like a combination of eric forman from that 70s show, and conan o'brien.

 

he's adorable