Maps are a band that have been extremely popular with you good people over the last year or so. They recently found a new home at Mute and have been nominated for the Mercury Prize, which is now the 'Nationwide Mercury Prize' I can't think of any company more un-hip than a building society to sponsor a music event, except for maybe a brand of haemmoroid cream. 'You Don't Know Her Name' is warm sparkling pop music with soul and depth. Not really my bag but I'd rather this was playing on mainstream radio than some retarded wannabe manufactured twats.
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What their label says...
Maps, aka James Chapman, has announced details of the release of a new
single, You Don’t Know Her Name, on July 30th 2007. The single is taken
from his highly acclaimed debut album, We Can Create, which was
released in May of this year.
The single will be released on 7”
and CD. The CD features extra tracks Fall Apart & Elouise (SixToes
Mix) while the 7” includes The Field Remix of You Don’t Know Her Name.
His
debut album was rightly acclaimed upon its release in the spring as a
work of heart stopping extremes. A hugely ambitious, widescreen and
epic record that recalls everything from the far away electronics of
Basic Channel and Carl Craig, through the skewed songwriting of Postal
Service, Flaming Lips and Grandaddy to the euphoric soundscapes of
Sigur Ros and My Bloody Valentine.
A bedroom genius in every
sense, the record was painstakingly spliced together in his
Northamptonshire bedroom without the aid of his computer; instead every
layer of sound was recorded onto his battered 16-track recorder. The
results were subsequently co-produced by Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bonnie
‘Prince’ Billy, Bjork) and mixed by Ken Thomas (Sigur Ros, Hope Of The
States).
Other items by Maps
Don't Fear Maps 10" (vinyl), £4.49 Sorry - sold out.
