371. The Most Serene Republic -underwater cinematographer

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Yet another Canadian band on Arts and Crafts - when will this insanity end I ask ? Hopefully not too sonn, as long as the music continues to reach great new heights. I just got this Friday and am rather pleased. This 6 piece band makes enough 'noise' to come across as a 12 piece, putting as much effort into the quiet ones as they do the louder tracks. The disc is somewhat all over the place - hand claps, keyboards, fuzz, male vocals, female vocals, group chants, instrumentals... it's too soon to tell whether they will be as successful as their comrades, maybe not with this album, but possibly with the next. You can stream the entire album on Arts & Crafts' website.

7 out of 10