So Serene
I'm feeling very emotional. The Most Serene Republic has melted the edges of my brain, heart, fingertips. Populations could easily be the album of the year. It's the album I always wished Stars would have made. It's better than Broken Social Scene's best. Saying these things isn't easy for me, but they've forced my hand here.
TMSR is decidedly Canadian (Milton, Ontario), relevant mostly because Canadians are forging the current gold standard in beautiful indie-pop today (outside of the Shins). New Pornographers, Broken Social Scene, Stars, Feist, Metric/Emily Haines, The Dears, The Acorn. These bands are almost all oversized, capable of playing every note live, and feature male/female vocal interplay, amazing rhythms, and boundless creativity.
And this record tops them all.
It'll remind you of everything that is good about right now.
Listen:
Sherry and Her Butterfly Net
Present of Future End
[from Populations (10.15)|buy]
posted by drewcif at 12:58 PM
3 Comments:
AmAnSet are american.
you are so unbelievably right, it's not even funny. The first hint would be the name. Brain malfunction.
Canada is amazing... if you don't count the male/female thing, there's also arcade fire, the stills (highly underrated 2nd album), islands, apostle of hustle, jason collett, wolf parade / sunset rubdown / swan lake, etc etc.
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