Maps & Atlases
Maps & Atlases | |
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Maps & Atlases performing in 2012. Left to right: bassist Shiraz Dada, guitarist/vocalist Dave Davison, drummer Chris Hainey and former guitarist Erin Elders. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, math rock, indie rock |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Sargent House (2006 - 2009) FatCat Records (current, UK/Europe) Barsuk Records (current, US) |
| Members | Shiraz Dada Dave Davison Chris Hainey |
| Past members | Erin Elders |
| Website | www |
Maps & Atlases is an American indie rock group from Chicago, Illinois, United States, influenced by alternative rock, folk and experimental music. They have been labeled as a math rock band.
The band has released three official EPs and three full-length LPs and toured on the festival circuit in the United States, including SXSW and CMJ, as well as national tours with RX Bandits, These Arms Are Snakes, mewithoutYou, Foals, So Many Dynamos, Ra Ra Riot, Minus the Bear, Princeton, The Fall of Troy, Nurses, Pattern Is Movement, Good Old War, Portugal. The Man, Tera Melos, and more.
After a recording hiatus following their 2012 release, Beware and Be Grateful, the group announced a new record, Lightlessness Is Nothing New, and an accompanying North American tour.