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

Jan
18
th
7th St Entry

Lutalo

Dec
3
rd
7th St Entry

The Thing

Jul
31
st
Palace Theatre

Pixies

with Kurt Vile and The Violators
Aug
1
st
Palace Theatre

Pixies

with Kurt Vile and The Violators