With upped production and widened stylistic diversity, perch patchwork makes exploratory expeditions into psychedelic folk, prog, and artrock, but ultimately doesnt set up camp. It was released by barsuk records on june 29, 2010. Solid ground maps and atlases are an endlessly influential mathematical rock band from the windy city. Entitled perch patchwork, the record was produced by. It was an itunes exclusive released shortly after their debut lp perch patchwork. Well, i slept on the solid ground near your house and it felt just like a barbell wrapped in a shirt when i slept on the solid ground near your house i could feel its weary. Get all the lyrics to songs on perch patchwork and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. The band has experimented with their folkrock sound, modifying it to. As with most great albums, perch patchwork did not fully hit me until the 4th or 5th listen through, and when it did, it was pretty sweet, but also, pretty cool. Now, with perch patchwork, they have fully embraced this side, along with a few other things. Their first fulllength sees them fully morphed into a sophisticated indie pop group. Maps and atlases formed in 2004 with shiraz dada on bass, chris hainey on drums, dave davison on vocals and guitar and erin elders on guitar.
Known for their virtuosic musical ability, they write pop songs with a magnificent aptitude for texture and a distinctive blend of both the intricate and organic. For a band that has spent the last half of a decade being defined by the technicality of their music, making an album like perch patchwork could have been a disaster, but maps and atlases pulled through and made the most important record of their career. Includes unlimited streaming of perch patchwork via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in. Its a sophisticated and multilayered construction that situates the band s work somewhere in the same order as us indierocks more interesting names, such as grizzly bear or menomena. Atlases unique style melds the technicality of progressive music and the idiosyncrasies of art rock into a fascinating and oddly accessible sound all their own. Perk patchwork, however, is their first full length album, and it was worth the wait. Bassist shiraz dada, drummer chris hainey, dave davison guitar and vocals, and guitarist erin elders first came together trying to find a sound that was both technical and organic, in the same vein as their influences don caballero. We shot a video for our new song 425 on an iphone during our recent tour in japan. Atlases crafted a kind of mathpop, where complex rhythms and scales fit into somewhat conventional song structures. The band consists of dave davison vocals, guitar, erin elders guitar, shiraz dada bass and chris hainley drums. The band has released three official eps and three fulllength lps and toured on the festival circuit in the united states, including.
Your rye thumbs your red beet palms your eyes were a perch patchwork your eyes were a perch patchwork your. Across their debut album, 2010s perch patchwork, and its follow. Marking fatcats 100th album release, perch patchwork was released in october 2010. On its debut lp, the group is still perfecting the concept. A video directed by erin elders, the band s lead guitarist, was released for the title track. With them combined, a synergistic effect of true passion and talent makes for some amazing music. They are known for their virtuosic musical ability, writing pop songs with a magnificent aptitude for texture and a distinctive blend of both the intricate and organic. Their first ep, trees, swallows, houses, showcased brilliant breakneck musicianship, folk textures spliced with world rhythms, a sort of hick yeasayer. Lightlessness is nothing new, beware and be grateful, perch patchwork, tree, swallows, houses, singles. Even though the change in sound might alienate the most stubborn of fans, what they gain on.
What path they choose to take their music in the future is anyones guess, i just know ill be listening. Andrew thiboldeaux and chris ward of pattern is movement explain what a drum diaper is, tell of a religious experience at. Initially pegged as a math rock band, they have always had a sense of melody and poppiness bubbling beneath the flurry of tapped riffs and fluctuating time signatures. After the earcatching experimental splutter of intro piece.
The tracks on perch patchwork are as varied as the bands overall. The band released their longawaited first fulllength album, perch patchwork, on june 29, 2010. While perch patchwork is quite a departure from their first two eps, maps and atlases have crafted a wonderful tapestry that, while not shying away from their earlier work, charts new territory with the introduction of different sonic elements, exhibiting maturation in musicianship and song writing that should please current fans while drawing interest from those who desire unique and interesting alternatives to what passes for independent voices these days. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons. Their debut fulllength, perch patchwork was produced. Unbridled individualism lies within each member of maps and atlases. Solid ground, pigeon, violet threaded, fall apart, everyplace is a house, biography. Well, perhaps maps and atlases had elements of math rock in the past, i wouldnt know about that, but im not hearing it in this drab affair. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.