Maps & Atlases

releases

bark125: Maps & Atlases / Beware And Be Grateful

Beware And Be Grateful

“Winter”


VIDEOS:Fever”   “Remote & Dark Years”   “Old Ash

bark114: Maps & Atlases / Living Decorations bark102: Maps & Atlases / Perch Patchwork

Living Decorations

Perch Patchwork

“Solid Ground”


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.

upcoming shows

Today
[19 Jun]

DETROIT, MI · St. Andrews Hall
all-ages

20 Jun

MILWAUKEE, WI · Mad Planet
21+

21 Jun

MADISON, WI · High Noon Saloon
18+

22 Jun

SIOUX FALLS, SD · 8th and Railroad Center
605 Summer Classic, all-ages

22 Aug

PALATINE, IL · Durty Nellies
21+

23 Aug

MINNEAPOLIS, MN · Fine Line Music Cafe
18+

15 Sep

CHICAGO, IL · Riot Fest
all-ages