QRO goes north to shine a spotlight on the next generation of collectives, The Most Serene Republic.
Name: The Most Serene Republic
Hometown: Milton, Ontario, Canada
Members: Emma Ditchburn (former), Nick Greaves, Adrian Jewett, Ryan Lenssen, Simon Lukasewich, Tony Nesbitt-Larking, Sean Woolven
Albums: Underwater Cinematographer (2005), Phages EP (2006), Population (2007), …And the Ever Expanding Universe (2009), Fantasick Impossibliss EP (2010), Mediac (2015)
Has toured with: Annuals, Broken Social Scene, Liam Finn, Frances, Grand Archives, The Grates, Mardeen, Meligrove Band, Metric, Miracle Fortress, Ra Ra Riot, Stars, Still Life Still, Takka Takka, We Are Scientists, What Laura Says
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Live review at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ on September 22nd, 2007
Review as part of CMJ Day One at Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY, on October 16th, 2007
Photo gallery from Bowery Ballroom
Interview with Ryan Lenssen in 2007, Pt. 1
Interview with Ryan Lenssen in 2007, Pt. 2
Photo gallery from Mercury Lounge in New York, NY on December 14th, 2007
Live review at Mercury Lounge on March 21st, 2008
Photo gallery from Mercury Lounge on March 21st, 2008
Interview with Ryan Lenssen in 2009
Photo gallery from Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY on June 27th, 2009
Review of …And the Ever Expanding Universe
Live review at Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, OR on September 23rd, 2009
Photo gallery from Doug Fir Lounge
Photo gallery from (le) Poisson Rouge in New York, NY on October 8th, 2009
Review of Fantasick Impossibliss EP
Photo gallery from Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY on June 18th, 2010
Review of pre-Serene Thee Oneironauts
Review of Arts & Crafts: 2003-2013, including The Most Serene Republic
Tour dates:
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MP3 Stream: “Sherry And Her Butterfly Net”
MP3 Stream: “Heavens To Purgatory”
MP3 Stream: “Fantasick Impossibliss”
MP3 Stream: “Zoltar Speaks”
The Most Serene Republic – Ontario Morning
The Most Serene Republic playing “Compliance” live @ Maxwell’s
The Most Serene Republic playing “Career In Shaping Clay” live @ Maxwell’s:
The Most Serene Republic playing “Shopping Cart People” live @ Mercury Lounge on March 21st, 2008:
The Most Serene Republic playing “Why So Looking Back” live @ Mercury Lounge on March 21st, 2008:
The Most Serene Republic playing “Career In Shaping Clay” live @ Mercury Lounge on March 21st, 2008:
The Most Serene Republic playing “Phages” live @ Union Hall:
The Most Serene Republic playing “Content Was Always My Favorite Color” live @ Union Hall:
The Most Serene Republic playing “Church of Acorns” live @ Knitting Factory:
