MAPS & ATLASES / TALL SHIPS
Tuesday 17th April, 2012
The Garage
20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD
7pm / £10
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We're delighted to announce the return to the UK of Maps and Atlases with their release of their excellent second album, and a show at The Garage following their sellout appearance at XOYO last year.
Davison, Shiraz Dada (bass), Chris Hainey (drums), and Erin Elders (guitar) all met as students at Columbia College in Chicago. The band spent two years touring behind its two EPs - both of which were recorded by Dada. On both, Maps & Atlases honed a sound that combined the tightly wound technical proficiency of Don Caballero and Hella but with songwriting, arrangements, and harmonies that aimed for sky rather than gut.
Maps & Atlases return to Europein support of their sophomore album ‘Beware And Be Grateful’ which is due for release on 16th April. Musically, ‘Beware And Be Grateful’ is a mature progression for the band, who started life being labelled as ‘math-rock’, and have now found themselves writing intelligent pop music. The band are known for putting on a terrific live performance, which often ends in an intimate acoustic set for any fans who don’t rush off after the last song.
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Wielding guitars, samplers, synths, bass, drums and so many macho moves you don’t know where to look. Tall Ships fuse the energy and stylings of Battles and Foals with influences as wide ranging as Why?, Prince and Explosions In The Sky to form a dynamic musical marvel, full of excitement and intricacies.
“At a time when I’m finding less and less indie to adore Tall Ships have come out of nowhere and peaked my interest... truly refreshing” Sonic Minefield
Tickets for this show are priced at £10 and are on sale now from the following links: TicketWeb / WeGotTickets / SeeTickets
