Intriguing Blend for the Musical Palate

I found a new band today on Itunes called The Republic Tigers and purchased their song "Buildings and Mountains." Upon listening to the track, I was hit by the power of their lyrics and started a little research on their music.

I read this article and they sound pretty cool: http://new-juice-music.blogspot.com/2008/05/republic-tigers-artist-direct-bio.html The article says the following regarding the band, "The result is a bold and beautiful collection of strikingly human music that holds an aural mirror to our ever more technologically integrated society." Intrigued yet? Try this...

Here are some lyrics:

We've been waiting all our lives
For things we've always had
But have no eyes to see.
Something new is going to happen,
The most natural thing
But nothing we'd expect.
-from "Buildings and Mountains"

How much responsibility do you bear
For the ill uses others might make of your ideas?
Almost as much responsibility that you'd bear
If you failed to speak your mind
When it might have made some kind of a difference.
So make a difference.
-from "Golden Sand"

Those are some pretty full-bodied, multilayered words if you asked me. You may recognize some members of this band as remnants from The Golden Republic, but The Republic Tigers are much better. They are also touring with another artist that I really like, Travis. Have a listen; they're a pretty interesting group.

Other musicians I highly recommend right now: The Stills, Brooke Waggoner