Our warehouse will be moving soon — the shop will be temporarily closed to pack up, relocate, and get everything set up in the new space. To avoid the pause in shipping, please get your orders in by Sunday, April 5th, so we can send them out before the move begins. Thanks for your understanding!
Maps & Atlases
- Old & Gray
- Fever
- Winter
- Remote & Dark Years
- Silver Self
- Vampires
- Be Three Years Old
- Bugs
- Old Ash
- Important
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 builds upon the Chicago-based band's acclaimed Barsuk debut, Perch Patchwork, melding their trademark experimentalism with a more direct — though no less beguiling — songcraft. The new 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.
