The Most Serene Republic
Population
Arts & Crafts
2007
Rating: 7 Canadian tuxedos out of 10
Canada rock – so hot right now. It's like the whole damn country can do no wrong musically. “Population” is The Most Serene Republic's second full-length, but the sound is so fleshed out and mature you'd think they have been around for ages. As unbelievable as it seems, they have somehow made their songs sound even fuller, packing instruments and harmonized vocals one on top of the other to the point where at times it sounds as if it might collapse in on top of itself. Song-wise, the EP they released just before this album (“Phages”) was a hair stronger, but “Population” more than holds its own. If you've never come across this band and want to know what they sound like, try to imagine if someone took Broken Social Scene, Aloha and The Polyphonic Spree, stuffed them in a sack, then shook'em around and dumped them in a studio with about a million different instruments at their disposal. The results may not be for everyone but they really paint my wagon.
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