So, you’re back from the holidays, all rested and relaxed. You’ve had plenty of time off to cavort with friends, tolerate your family’s bizarre antics, and contemplate the important things in life. But that’s all over now—it’s January, a new year has started, and it’s time to get back to work.

Or is it? If you’re asking yourself if there’s a better way, Toronto’s Republic of Safety has the answer. Hopefully the title track off the band’s second EP is a sign of things to come in 2007, because it’s possibly the single best thing to come out of this whole Torontopia business. Though the band’s previous output is quite a bit noisier and dissonant (you can find MP3s from their first, out-of-print EP on their website), “Vacation” tones down the punk in favour of a more communal singalong sound, bolstered by the violin of Owen Pallett (aka Final Fantasy).

Disaffected workers of the world unite! This is your new national anthem.