LISTEN: Maps & Atlases - "Solid Ground"

MP3: Maps & Atlases - "Solid Ground"

Rhythm can sometimes be everything when it comes to a song. The way everything works together to form the overall rhythm is dependent on the individual rhythms of each instrument -- and that's what makes the music so interesting. Guitars cut in and out while woodblocks click and clack, back and forth. Layered percussion snares you in, pulling you inside until you're surrounded by panning vocals and rolling drums. If there was ever a song to epitomize layered arrangements, it's this one.

"Solid Ground" is from Maps & Atlases new album, Perch Patchwork, which was released this past Tuesday on Barsuk.

Hear Perch Patchwork in its entirety here.

Check out the band's recent Daytrotter session here.

Maps & Atlases hits the road in a few days (with The Globes on a number of dates).

Maps & Atlases Tour Dates:

07/06/10 ST. LOUIS, MO [Firebird]*!
07/07/10 OMAHA, NE [Slowdown]*!
07/09/10 DENVER, CO [Marquis Theater]*!
07/10/10 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO [Black Sheep]*!
07/11/10 SALT LAKE CITY, UT [Kilby Court]*!
07/13/10 PORTLAND, OR [Doug Fir]*!
07/14/10 VANCOUVER, BC [Media Club]*!
07/15/10 SEATTLE, WA [Vera Project]*!
07/17/10 SAN FRANCISCO, CA [Bottom of the Hill]#*
07/18/10 SANTA CRUZ, CA [Mill Gallery]#*
07/19/10 VISALIA, CA [Howie and Sons]#*
07/20/10 SANTA BARBARA, CA [Muddy Waters]#*
07/21/10 SAN DIEGO, CA [Casbah]#*
07/22/10 LOS ANGELES, CA [Bootleg Theater]#*
07/23/10 TUCSON, AZ [Club Congress]#*
07/25/10 DALLAS, TX [Loft]#*
07/26/10 AUSTIN, TX [Emo Jr's]#*
07/27/10 HOUSTON, TX [Mango's]#*
07/28/10 SHREVEPORT, LA [Collective]
08/05/10 ANN ARBOR, MI [Blind Pig]#@
08/06/10 CLEVELAND, OH [Grog Shop]#@
08/07/10 TORONTO, ON [Horseshoe Tavern]#@
08/08/10 MONTREAL, CANADA [Casa del Popolo]#@
08/09/10 BURLINGTON, VT [Club Metronome]#@
08/10/10 PORTLAND, ME [Space Gallery]#@
08/11/10 CAMBRIDGE, MA [Middle East]#@
08/12/10 NEW YORK, NY [Mercury Lounge]#@
08/13/10 NEW YORK, NY [Knitting Factory]#@
08/14/10 PHILADELPHIA, PA [Kung Fu Necktie]#@
08/15/10 WASHINGTON, DC [Black Cat]#@
08/17/10 PITTSBURGH, PA [Brillobox]#@
08/18/10 NEWPORT, KY [Southgate House]#@

* w/ The Globes
# w/ Cults
! w/ Drink Up Buttercup
@ w/ Laura Stevenson and the Cans

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