This Beautiful Republic

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This Beautiful Republic
Origin	Toledo, Ohio
Genre(s)	Rock Contemporary Christian Hard Rock Punk Rock Emocore
Years active	2004–present
Label(s)	ForeFront Records
Website	www.thisbeautifulrepublic.com
Members
Ben Olin Adam Smith Jeremy Kunkle Brandon Paxton Andy Smith

This Beautiful Republic is an American Contemporary Christian Music (CCM)/Christian rock band signed to ForeFront Records (an EMI subsidiary) in November 2006.^[1]^[2] They are best known for their song "Right Now". The song was ranked #14 on Marcia Ware's Top 20 Meltdown national countdown radio show for the week ending June 10, 2007.^[3] The group appeared on the Christian televisions show The Logan Show on December 9, 2006.^[4]

1 Musical career
2 Tours
3 Sound
4 Discography
- 4.1 Singles
- 4.2 Compilation contributions
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Musical career

This Beautiful Republic started out of Toledo, Ohio in 2004.^[5] Olin joined the other members of the group after they lost their lead singer.^[6] All of the members in the newly formed group went to high school together at Toledo Christian School.^[6] The group was signed to ForeFront Records in November 2006. They released their Casting Off EP on January 7, 2007. Shortly after, on April 3, 2007, they released their debut full length album, Even Heroes Need A Parachute, from which they released their first single "Casting Off".

When asked about the origin of the band's name, Olin replied "We wanted something that’s catchy, but that’s something that’s really inclusive. It represents the kingdom of heaven on earth. We get a glimpse when we interact with each other as Christians, and push each other. We hope it’s like the kingdom, pre-heaven."^[6]

The band is currently in the studio recording for their second CD.^{[citation needed]}

A song titled "Learning to Fall" has been leaked onto the Internet recently. The rumored title of the CD is called Perceptions.

[edit] Tours

To promote their album, the band went on two separate tours. The first tour was as an opening act for Sanctus Real with Needtobreathe ^[7], and the second was with Dizmas and Ever Stays Red ^[8].

The band is currently on tour with Spoken, Falling Up, and Family Force 5.

The band's tour schedule includes upcoming dates throughout the United States. Their schedule includes notable festivals including Lifest, Godstock, Ichthus Festival, Soul Fest, Frizon Festival in Sweden, and Flevo Festival in The Netherlands. ^[9]

[edit] Sound

Lead singer Ben Olin describes the band's sound as "Take Silverchair and put in some Jimmy Eat World and you get sweaty, honest rock that has great melody, driving guitars, and other cool guitar stuff."^[10]

[edit] Discography

	Casting Off (EP) (January 7, 2007) [ForeFront] This Beautiful Republic's first album was an EP. Reviews Jesus Freak Hideout	Track listing: Casting Off Jesus To The World Take Your Time (Bonus Track)
	Even Heroes Need A Parachute (April 3, 2007) [Forefront] This Beautiful Republic's first full length CD. Reviews: Christianity Today All Music Guide Silent Uproar	Track listing: Casting Off Going Under Jesus To The World Right Now Black Box The Surface Let's Be Honest New Year Something To Deny Fears and Failures Cloud Cover
	Perceptions (August 19)^[11]^[12]

[edit] Singles

The band's first single, "Jesus to the World", got as high as #25 on the Christian CHR chart. Their single, "Going Under", reached number #5 on the Christian Rock chart. Their next single, "Right Now", was released in May 2007, and it peaked in the Top 11.^[13]

Jesus to the World (2006)
Going Under (2007)
Right Now (2007)
Black Box (2007)

[edit] Compilation contributions

X Worship 2007 (2007) ... "Cloud Cover (#2)" (from Even Heroes Need A Parachute) [ForeFront/EMI]
WOW Next 2007 (2006) .... "Jesus to the World" (from Even Heroes Need A Parachute) [ForeFront/EMI]