Awesome New Republic (also known as ANR) is a 2-piece indie band from Miami, FL comprised of core members Michael John Hancock and Brian Robertson. MJ and B-Rob both graduated from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and have been cultivating their sound for the past 3 years. ANR self-released their first album ANR So Far to critical and popular acclaim in 2005. ANR have toured the South East, East Coast, and North East with such acts as Girl Talk and The New Deal. Read more on Last.fm