Maps & Atlases

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 (2012) builds upon the Chicago-based band's acclaimed Barsuk debut, Perch Patchwork (2010), melding their trademark experimentalism with a more direct — though no less beguiling — songcraft. The 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.

Past Shows


May
29
th
2018
7th St Entry
May
29
th
2018
7th St Entry

Maps & Atlases

with YANA
Aug
23
rd
2013
Fine Line
Aug
23
rd
2013
Fine Line

Murder by Death

with Maps & Atlases
Apr
6
th
2011
Varsity Theater
Apr
6
th
2011
Varsity Theater

Two Door Cinema Club

with Work Drugs and Maps & Atlases
Dec
6
th
2010
Mainroom
Dec
6
th
2010
Mainroom

Broken Bells

with Maps & Atlases

More Shows

Sep
20
th
7th St Entry

DOUBLECAMP

Oct
19
th
7th St Entry

Rio Romeo

Aug
24
th
Fine Line

ATTACK ATTACK!

with Savage Hands and Versus Me
Jun
5
th
First Avenue

Prince Celebration Kick-Off DJ Dance Party

with DJ Jake Rudh and Lenka Paris