The Republic Of Wolves
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The Republic of Wolves is an indie rock
band from Long Island, New York consisting of Mason Maggio and Christian Van Deurs of the indie folk
band Tigers On Trains as well as Billy Duprey, Gregg Andrew Dellarocca, and Chris Wall (who toured with Lights Resolve
). AbsolutePunk named their debut extended play
His Old Branches
"the best EP to be released in 2009". Punknews.org
has noted that there are "some moments of brilliant restraint in their songs". The Republic Of Wolves were placed on a list of the "Top 10 Indie Bands" in Substream Music Press magazine, where they are described as having "dark sounds, slowly but forcefully delivered vocals, and aggressively smart lyrics." The band has performed with acts such as Good Old War
, Vinnie Caruana
and Brandon Reilly
of The Movielife
, Gabriel the Marine
, The Felix Culpa
, Robbers, Harvard, Sainthood Reps, Tiger Riot, and others.
the Tigers On Trains album "Grandfather" at Gregg Andrew Dellarocca's home studio. They soon began experimenting with a different, heavier, and more dynamic style of music with friends Billy Duprey and Chris Wall and The Republic Of Wolves was formed.
The Republic of Wolves has notable influences from other Long Island
bands such as Brand New, Taking Back Sunday
, Straylight Run
, Glassjaw
, and As Tall As Lions
. This influence was most obvious when clips of three The Republic of Wolves demo
s were posted onto Youtube
as demos of Brand New songs from their then upcoming album Daisy
. Initially, many Brand New fans couldn't tell whether these demo
s were legitimate or not. The band has officially stated that they had no part in this incident, and when they found out about the faux demo
s they contacted the CEO of AbsolutePunk Jason Tate and the truth was revealed. The full story can be found in various interviews and websites (including AbsolutePunk).
On March 15, 2010 The Republic of Wolves, with the help of 410BC, Vintage Hustle Records, and Simple Stereo, held a contest in which they invited fans to cover any one of their songs from the EP His Old Branches
, awarding prizes to the top entries.
Their debut full length album entitled Varuna
was released on November 30, 2010. The CD was self released by the band while the vinyl was released by Simple Stereo.
On September 11, 2010 the band released information about an upcoming extended play
called "The Cartographer
", which was released Digitally and on Vinyl (by Simple Stereo). on January 1, 2011.
On April 3, drummer Chris Wall announced that he was leaving the band under good terms.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band from Long Island, New York consisting of Mason Maggio and Christian Van Deurs of the indie folk
Indie folk
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith...
band Tigers On Trains as well as Billy Duprey, Gregg Andrew Dellarocca, and Chris Wall (who toured with Lights Resolve
Lights Resolve
Lights Resolve is an American alternative rock band that formed in New York in 2006. The band consists of Matthew Reich , Neal Saini and Luke Daniels...
). AbsolutePunk named their debut extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
His Old Branches
His Old Branches
-External links:* on iTunes...
"the best EP to be released in 2009". Punknews.org
Punknews.org
Punknews.org is a website founded by Aubin Paul which launched in 1999. The website publishes music news and album reviews relating to punk rock, hardcore punk, ska, indie rock and heavy metal...
has noted that there are "some moments of brilliant restraint in their songs". The Republic Of Wolves were placed on a list of the "Top 10 Indie Bands" in Substream Music Press magazine, where they are described as having "dark sounds, slowly but forcefully delivered vocals, and aggressively smart lyrics." The band has performed with acts such as Good Old War
Good Old War
Good Old War is an indie band from Philadelphia, PA featuring former members of Days Away.-Biography:Good Old War is made up of Keith Goodwin, Daniel Schwartz, and Tim Arnold. The band's name comes from the last names of the three members; Goodwin for Good, Arnold for Old, and Schwartz for War...
, Vinnie Caruana
Vinnie Caruana
Vinnie Caruana is an American singer. He was the vocalist for Long Island punk band The Movielife from their inception in 1997 until their break-up in 2003. He is now the lead singer and songwriter for the indie/post hardcore band I Am the Avalanche, a Brooklyn-based indie rock band whose first...
and Brandon Reilly
Brandon Reilly
Brandon Reilly is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for the band Nightmare of You.-Biography:Reilly first played with the Long Island hardcore band Confide, featuring Gregory Catanese of Forklift Driver...
of The Movielife
The Movielife
The Movielife was a Long Island Melodic hardcore band, composed of vocalist Vinnie Caruana, bassist Phil Navetta, guitarist Brandon Reilly, drummer Evan Baken, and guitarist Alex Amiruddin, until 2001 when Alex Amiruddin left and was replaced by Dan Navetta....
, Gabriel the Marine
Gabriel the Marine
Gabriel the Marine is an American rock band from Long Island, New York. The band is currently composed of guitarist and vocalist Mike Desmond, violinist, pianist and vocalist Dylan Ebrahimian, guitarist Dominick D'Agostino, bassist Tom Costa, and drummer Tom Davis...
, The Felix Culpa
The Felix Culpa
The Felix Culpa is a four-piece band from the Illinois/Wisconsin border, best described as a Progressive Indie band with post-hardcore elements...
, Robbers, Harvard, Sainthood Reps, Tiger Riot, and others.
History
During the summer of 2009, Mason Maggio and Christian Van Deurs were recordingRecording
Recording is the process of capturing data or translating information to a recording format stored on some storage medium, which is often referred to as a record or, if an auditory medium, a recording....
the Tigers On Trains album "Grandfather" at Gregg Andrew Dellarocca's home studio. They soon began experimenting with a different, heavier, and more dynamic style of music with friends Billy Duprey and Chris Wall and The Republic Of Wolves was formed.
The Republic of Wolves has notable influences from other Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
bands such as Brand New, Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday is a rock band from Long Island, NY, formed in 1999 by guitarist Eddie Reyes. Current members of the band are Adam Lazzara , John Nolan , Eddie Reyes , Shaun Cooper and Mark O'Connell ....
, Straylight Run
Straylight Run
Straylight Run was an indie rock band based in Baldwin, New York. Two of the members, Nolan and Cooper, had been members of Taking Back Sunday and have now rejoined that band. Their final releases are the EPs About Time and Un Mas Dos, preceded by the full-length album entitled The Needles The...
, Glassjaw
Glassjaw
Glassjaw is a four-piece rock band from Long Island, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and have undergone numerous line-up changes since their inception...
, and As Tall As Lions
As Tall as Lions
As Tall as Lions was an Indie Rock band from Long Island, New York.- History :High school friends Dan Nigro , Saen Fitzgerald , Brian Fortune and Cliff Sarcona founded the band in December 2001 as they were looking to continue the momentum of a previous project.- Blood and Aphorisms :"Blood and...
. This influence was most obvious when clips of three The Republic of Wolves demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
s were posted onto Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
as demos of Brand New songs from their then upcoming album Daisy
Daisy (album)
Daisy is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Brand New, released September 22, 2009 on Interscope Records.The album's first single, "At the Bottom," was released at the beginning of August 2009...
. Initially, many Brand New fans couldn't tell whether these demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
s were legitimate or not. The band has officially stated that they had no part in this incident, and when they found out about the faux demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
s they contacted the CEO of AbsolutePunk Jason Tate and the truth was revealed. The full story can be found in various interviews and websites (including AbsolutePunk).
On March 15, 2010 The Republic of Wolves, with the help of 410BC, Vintage Hustle Records, and Simple Stereo, held a contest in which they invited fans to cover any one of their songs from the EP His Old Branches
His Old Branches
-External links:* on iTunes...
, awarding prizes to the top entries.
Their debut full length album entitled Varuna
Varuna
In Vedic religion, Varuna is a god of the sky, of water and of the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law and of the underworld...
was released on November 30, 2010. The CD was self released by the band while the vinyl was released by Simple Stereo.
On September 11, 2010 the band released information about an upcoming extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
called "The Cartographer
The Cartographer
-External links:* on iTunes* on Simple Stereo...
", which was released Digitally and on Vinyl (by Simple Stereo). on January 1, 2011.
On April 3, drummer Chris Wall announced that he was leaving the band under good terms.
EPs
- His Old BranchesHis Old Branches-External links:* on iTunes...
(Vintage Hustle Records, 2009) - The CartographerThe Cartographer-External links:* on iTunes* on Simple Stereo...
(Simple Stereo Vinyl, 2011)
External links
- www.republicofwolves.com - The Republic Of Wolves Official Site
- www.therepublicofwolves.net - The Republic Of Wolves Unofficial Fan Site
- iTunes - The Republic Of Wolves on iTunesITunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
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- YouTube - The Republic Of Wolves on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- PureVolume - The Republic Of Wolves PureVolumePureVolumePureVolume was the first independently run website of its type, allowing for the upload and stream of music files. It was created in 2003 by Jennifer Welch , in conjunction with the Unborn Media team; Brett Woitunski, Nate Hudson, and Mitchell Pavao; all from the University of...
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- AbsolutePunk.net The Republic Of Wolves AbsolutePunk profile
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- The Hype Machine The Republic Of Wolves on The Hype MachineThe Hype Machine-History:The Hype Machine was created in 2005 by Anthony Volodkin, a sophomore computer science major at Hunter College. The site was born out of Volodkin's frustration with music magazines and radio stations. He said, "I discovered MP3 blogs like Stereogum and Music for Robots...
- Last.fm The Republic Of Wolves on Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....