Maps and Atlases-You and Me and The Mountain (2008)
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This must be one of the slower days in the scene, there is literally nothing interesting today, so I’ll post at least some promising music release. A new EP You and Me and The Mountain from Chicago’s indie band Maps and Atlases contains 5 new songs, which are not bad at all. If you like electro pop and discovering new bands, give this one a try.
Chicagos Maps & Atlases new 5-song EP, You and Me and the Mountain, achieves two significant challenges for an indie-pop album: its fun without being shallow, and its electronic without sounding like a satellite radio techno station providing the soundtrack to a trendy happy hour. Oh, and one other thing. They use a cowbell and it works.
Compared to their 2006 debut, Trees, Swallows, Houses (an arresting work of art with a similar technical detail to Sufjan Stevens), the new album is catchier with more sing-ability. Where the erratic time signatures on tunes from Trees showed a real grasp of the math rock concept, the steadier rhythms of their new work boast the bands ability to polish the intricately woven details that give them such a recognizable sound. The tunes on You and Me flow easily, leading the listener from one song to the next.
Tracklist:
1. Witch 3:23
2. Artichokes 2:55
3. You And Me And The Mountain 3:46
4. Daily News 4:09
5. Ted Zancha 3:16
ARTIST: Maps & Atlases
TITLE: You And Me And The Mountain
LABEL: Sargent House
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 191kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 17m total
RELEASE DATE: 2008-07-16
RIP DATE: 2008-09-15
Release name: Maps_and_Atlases-You_and_Me_and_The_Mountain-(EP)-2008-RTB
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