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The Mothership Orchestra is an indie rock band formed in Požega, in August 2005 by Lazar Šijak and Dragomir Smiljanić having previously been members of Mothership and Ivan Trajković and Ivan Tešić. In the next few moths Marko Ćebić and Željko Negić (who left the band in 2007) joined the band, thus forming the final ''Waking The Dead'' (EP, 2006) line-up.

Songs ''Then She Kissed Him'' and '' When The Sun Wants To Show (Something You Don't Know)'' reached the top of the charts for the couple of weeks. The same year, TV Metropolis finds them to be The Best New Band. They release EP ''Everything And Notning Tales''(Live!) in 2007 and, soon after, the two releases have their concert debut. In 2007 TMO takes part in ''Nova srpska scena : Jutro će promeniti sve?'' (PGP RTS, 2007), a compilation album which features some of the most promising bands in Serbia at that period.

At the beggining of July 2010 The Mothership Orchestra releases its debut album ''Song For You'' for Popboks's online label ''Silos''. The Album is also released by Ammonite records in December 2010. The first single taken from ''Song For You'' is ''You're Amazing'' released in August 2010.

The Album ''Song For You'' presents TMO's latest nine-member line-up.

Their sound is caracterized by orchestral backing, downtempo, British folk, dark cabaret and baroque pop. In addition to instrument mainstrays guitar, drums and bass guitar, members play violin, melodica, mandola, accordion, trumpet, flute, piano, bassoon, harmonica, cello, saxophone and double bass.

The Mothership Orchestra is often compared to The Tindersticks, Lambchop, The Waterboys, as well as influential British folk acts such as Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, Pentangle. .