Maps & Atlases

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“Winter”
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VIDEOS: “Fever” “Remote & Dark Years” “Old Ash” |
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| “Solid Ground”
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In a musical landscape pitted with pop stars and pigeonholes, Maps & Atlases defy easy categorization, choosing to walk their own incomparable path. Beware and be grateful builds upon the Chicago-based band's acclaimed Barsuk debut, Perch Patchwork, melding their trademark experimentalism with a more direct though no less beguiling songcraft. The new album abounds with invention, spanning hymnal harmonies, percolating rhythms, even, in the case of centerpiece track silver self, a full-on guitar solo. Songs like remote and dark years and winter are gloriously liquid and lyrical, channeling M&A's maximalist creativity into a truly inviting brand of boundary-busting, asymmetrical pop.
Maps & Atlases frontman tames his mane in new video 11 Jun 2013
In anticipation of their upcoming date at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Maps & Atlases is releasing the video for Old Ash off their latest album Beware And Be Grateful. Directed by drummer Christopher Hainey and shot through a two-way mirror, the video features guitarist/vocalist Dave Davison shaving his beard legendary with fans for the first time in four years. Watch it here. Following Bonnaroo, Maps & Atlases will play tour dates throughout the midwest in the summer.
Today |
DETROIT, MI · St. Andrews Hall |
20 Jun |
MILWAUKEE, WI · Mad Planet |
21 Jun |
MADISON, WI · High Noon Saloon |
22 Jun |
SIOUX FALLS, SD · 8th and Railroad Center |
22 Aug |
PALATINE, IL · Durty Nellies |
23 Aug |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN · Fine Line Music Cafe |
15 Sep |
CHICAGO, IL · Riot Fest |