{"id":18278,"date":"2015-11-11T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=18278"},"modified":"2015-11-10T08:43:52","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T13:43:52","slug":"the-most-serene-republic-premiere-new-album-mediac-before-its-release-friday-november-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=18278","title":{"rendered":"The Most Serene Republic premiere new album &#8216;Mediac&#8217; before its release Friday, November 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Most Serene Republic have premiered their new album, &#8216;Mediac,&#8217; this week in Canada via\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001mzNxIWe6m2UCGk1vQR6kv1XhMrpTwP0N0if76P80CYHAnvXowAsRtzs0xSrmY4-h6p2MT-GH4VtkWDFwEipfIm47Yx3WQThre9nTVuYoM6lSjqwkEFcfY2PqEzAGZ-nwIEvOIuRAleSY3-vexg3VKi9ULpoUYj7Sxvds2zWfIAJmu6_aNd3N01IDdQzIpHXz8MqQfBN-ICJx7zINigK0_cXCXXXUQ3t4jt5K07GcLx44EoTfZjz1MQ==&amp;c=U7tX6n3dCbxgJ4krVa_bE-ToYlDkC9Vsz8bAWXik5Pns0bqGjaACIw==&amp;ch=nSlfAiIrtDhik55vfzRRKFOPQdLXRfDvrS_drM8i8HkuY89JWf2SvA==\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">Indie88<\/a>, prior to its release next Friday, November 13 via\u00a0MapleMusic Recordings. You can stream the album\u00a0via\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001mzNxIWe6m2UCGk1vQR6kv1XhMrpTwP0N0if76P80CYHAnvXowAsRtzs0xSrmY4-h_UjeP3d97v_PZnHFZfAd0mB99rAH8YsgEP0eb7cM3jap5SZr-dhwOfZnxHrqHODpCeXmi9gQxEuO2AFUEDJCqlah__nJOKLr9vfqNOzKa_p_Qf3SCj3jbNo7Tj5sfHgAV0z8MyLIFEx6e7mj3qDT6MF-fbWvNq7j&amp;c=U7tX6n3dCbxgJ4krVa_bE-ToYlDkC9Vsz8bAWXik5Pns0bqGjaACIw==&amp;ch=nSlfAiIrtDhik55vfzRRKFOPQdLXRfDvrS_drM8i8HkuY89JWf2SvA==\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">Soundcloud<\/a>\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F161421849&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=b3afad\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&#8216;Mediac&#8217;\u00a0marks the Ontario sextets return to action after a five year hiatus spent delving into the depths of one&#8217;s early 20s, emerging on the other side with a new perspective on life. \u00a0&#8216;Mediac&#8217; was recorded in Toronto, produced by TMSR&#8217;s Ryan Lenssen, and mixed by David Newfeld (Broken Social Scene\/Super Furry Animals\/Los Campesinos!), and will be celebrated\u00a0with a Toronto performance, December 22 at The Horseshoe Tavern.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001mzNxIWe6m2UCGk1vQR6kv1XhMrpTwP0N0if76P80CYHAnvXowAsRt7px-mC-jRCgRILetes7WOPCKGWPAjNlYSGsgw7Je7kCkQHm4Pxldk4cK_9wVaSxbAg7DV_wdzngRDf0keVNbywfrfbJx6ieCv8zIvI3RpAguVmj0yGTRt22cLHdQ4VneiQrudHs7E8B0HU4y9D08ePXAxhRB2zQuw==&amp;c=U7tX6n3dCbxgJ4krVa_bE-ToYlDkC9Vsz8bAWXik5Pns0bqGjaACIw==&amp;ch=nSlfAiIrtDhik55vfzRRKFOPQdLXRfDvrS_drM8i8HkuY89JWf2SvA==\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">Pre-order\u00a0&#8216;Mediac&#8217;\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Most Serene Republic have premiered their new album, &#8216;Mediac,&#8217; this week in Canada via\u00a0Indie88, prior to its release next Friday, November 13 via\u00a0MapleMusic Recordings. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=18278\" title=\"The Most Serene Republic premiere new album &#8216;Mediac&#8217; before its release Friday, November 13\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14464,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,28,30],"tags":[3148,2777,3147],"class_list":["post-18278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-mediac","tag-stream","tag-the-most-serene-republic"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mediac.jpg?fit=745%2C780","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-4KO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17146,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=17146","url_meta":{"origin":18278,"position":0},"title":"The Most Serene Republic premiere new single &#8216;Benefit Of The Doubt&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"October 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The Most Serene Republic, premiered a third single from their new album 'Mediac'\u00a0today. 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