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Tours: Maps & Atlases / Laura Stevenson & the Cans / Cults

Just after the release of their debut full length album, Perch Patchwork, on Barsuk Records, Chicago’s Maps & Atlases have announced a string of North East and Canadian tour dates with friends and collaborators Laura Stevenson and the Cans. The tour kicks off next week in Ann Arbor, and will be the first dates for [...]

Barsuk celebrates Spring with free sampler

Barsuk Records has launched a Spring sampler featuring new music from Maps & Atlases,
Pearly Gate Music,
Ramona Falls,
Rocky Votolato,
The Wooden Birds,
Starlight Mints,
Blunt Mechanic,
David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) and Viva Voce.
Check it out for free via Amazon MP3.

Maps & Atlases in a new Nintendo commercial

Chicago math rock outfit Maps & Atlases are now appearing in a new Nintendo commercial. The band’s song, “Daily News,” from 2008’s You and Me and the Mountain, accompanies the commercial for the Nintendo DS puzzle game, Picross 3D.
The video can be seen here.

Vinyl Vlog talks to Bridge 9, Anchorless Records, Black Cobra

Our good friends at Vinyl Vlog have posted two new episodes of their show. Episode 8 features an interview with Black Cobra and a review of Maps and Atlases. Episode 9 features an interview with Chris Wrenn of Bridge Nine Records and Neil from Anchorless Records, both of whom donated records to the ongoing Haiti [...]

Sargent House signs Fang Island

Brooklyn, NY based quintet Fang Island have signed to Sargent House. The band’s sound is described as “three part guitar harmonies, pounding bass lines, tight-as-hell drumming, and joyous choral vocals, creating epic and triumphant gatherings of sound.”
The band is currently mastering their self-titled debut and will be announcing the release date shortly. Two tracks, “The [...]