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the Republic of Heaven is the first full-length release from husband-and-wife dreampop band the Endless. After two widely successful EPs, 2002?s Grumpy Ghost and 2003?s ?and i?m the queen of the moon, the Los Feliz, CA-based duo release their most sonically and emotionally complex work yet: a haunting blend of electronic and alternative rock, rich in imagery and hailing from the tradition of such musical innovators as Kate Bush, Poe, Tori Amos, Jane Siberry, and This Mortal Coil. Adriana and David Róze work as a symbiotic unit: lovers, band mates, best friends, and co-creators. The album?s thematic content came forth following the death of Adriana?s mother to cancer: a struggle to understand and accept grief, and the inevitable push to move forward and embrace life after loss. There is love here, and light, and a deep contentment in finding one?s place in a world responsible for its own actions: a ?republic of heaven,? rather than a kingdom. The album is a sonic novel, beginning at the end of one life and progressing to the start of a new one. David Róze?s warm and melodic guitars and seductive synths are the perfect canvas for Adriana?s silvery, plaintive vocals.