Even by Ontario standards, the latest from the Arts & Crafts top prospects is wildly eclectic. "Population" careers from clean neoclassical piano to earnest emo-punk vocalizing, and while the results are indie pop in allegiance, they don't feel scrawled so much as composed.
On October 2, 2007 Arts & Crafts will release Population, the new studio album by The Most Serene Republic. The album was self-produced by the band in Toronto over the last year, and was inspired by the sprawling suburbs of their hometown of Milton, Ontario. Musically, they sound as grandiose as ever. On Population, they showcase their prog and jazz influence, while building on the unique sound they carved out with their Arts & Crafts debut, Underwater Cinematographer.