Maps & Atlases - Perch Patchwork (2010)(Indie Folk Math Rock Alt

Music : Indie : MP3/Over 256Kbps Maps & Atlases - Perch Patchwork (2010) Maps & Atlases is a rock group from Chicago, Illinois USA, equally influenced by folk and experimental music. They have often been labeled as a math rock band though their music has developed a slightly more pop-oriented style over time. "Perch Patchwork" The band spent the majority of 2009 writing and recording songs for their long-awaited full-length album. These songs have all been recorded by producer Jason Cupp (Finch, Nurses, Good Old War) at various studio locations. The band has played many of the new songs live, and the album should further push their music into a more pop-oriented style with a flair for unconventional musicianship. In March 2010 the band signed with Barsuk Records, who released their debut album entitled "Perch Patchwork" on June 29, 2010. The album was released to critical acclaim, and achieved an ADM Rating of 7.8 on UK-based review aggregator website, AnyDecentMusic? Maps & Atlases released a few EPs before Perch Patchwork, their debut full-length, and the band has done a fair amount of growing up in the meantime. Those early releases were classic math-rock, typified by busy guitar lines borrowed from 90s bands like Don Caballero. Maps & Atlases are far from the only band from Chicago to use that sound as a starting point, but they're one of the few to try and move it forward and successfully translate it into pop songs. Perch Patchwork almost leaves the flashy musicianship entirely behind; when it is there, it puts it to good use-- here they turn their quirks into something diverse and accessible. Foremost among those is Dave Davison's voice-- a reedy, almost froggy baritone. (Think Mark Morrison of "Return of the Mack" and you're not far off.) Yet he sings naturally and confidently, and even carries many of the songs here on the strength of his performance. "The Charm" builds to layered, clattering percussion with no melody at all save for Davison's vocal line-- the anchor and selling point of an affecting love song. Elsewhere, the band is at its best when it leaps furthest outside of its comfort zone: "Solid Ground" forgoes complicated instrumental lines in favor of layered production, where guitar, bass, and voice contribute only a fraction of the song's many earworms. The same goes for the bubbly power-pop of "Israeli Caves"; these are melodically busy tracks, but every addition is balanced and thoughtful, no performer stepping over another, all serving the song. On the second half of Perch Patchwork, the fingers get a little more fleet and the math-rock woodshedding shows, and all those busy notes start to run into each other, making the beginning and end of each track less discernible. But taken on their own, many of those songs feature creative left turns, whether it's the Latin instrumentation that crashes the sparse, rubbery riff of "Pigeon" or the campfire strumming between the jagged acoustic licks of "Was". That track might remind you of the mellower moments on Dirty Projectors' Bitte Orca, and the brief instrumentals that serve as interludes on Perch Patchwork have the gentle folksiness and thick atmosphere of Grizzly Bear's Yellow House. But while Maps & Atlases are milder and less daring than either of those bands, Perch Patchwork is eclectic and consistent enough that each detour offers its own small reward. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14389-perch-patchwork/ Tracklist: 01 – Will 02 – The Charm 03 – Living Decorations 04 – Solid Ground 05 – Is 06 – Israeli Caves 07 – Banished Be Cavalier 08 – Carrying The Wet Wood 09 – Pigeon 10 – If This Is 11 – Was 12 – Perch Patchwork http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perch_Patchwork More info: http://mapsandatlases.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maps_%26_Atlases http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perch_Patchwork http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14389-perch-patchwork/ ENJOY & REMEMBER TO KEEP SEEDING FOR OTHERS!!! THANKS!!

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