Maps & Atlases announce new album & tour (dates)

by Andrew Sacher

Maps & Atlases at Lollapalooza 2011 (more by Grant MacAllister)

Maps & Atlases are set to release the followup to 2010’s Perch Patchwork; Beware and Be Grateful, on April 17 via Barsuk. It was produced by Jason Cupp, who also produced their last album. The first single, “Winter,” which you can download above or stream below, continues in the vein of Perch Patchwork, which saw the band introduce Vampire Weekend-ish pop into their history of math rock. Also below is the album trailer, which features the track “Remote and Dark Years,” and the artwork and tracklist.

Maps & Atlases have a few upcoming US dates in March surrounding their appearance at SXSW (where they’ll be on the bill of our BV Chicago day party stage with JC Brooks and more TBA), and will kick off a larger tour in May in support of the album. That tour hits NYC on May 19 at Glasslands and May 21 at The Studio at Webster Hall. Tickets for the Glasslands show are on sale now. Tickets are not on sale yet for the Studio show but check ticketweb for updates.

All dates, video, artwork and tracklist below…

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Maps & Atlases – ‘Beware and Be Grateful’ Album Trailer

Maps & Atlases – Beware and Be Grateful

Beware and Be Grateful Tracklist:
1. Old & Gray
2. Fever
3. Winter
4. Remote & Dark Years
5. Silver Self
6. Vampires
7. Be Three Years Old
8. Bugs
9. Old Ash
10. Important

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Maps & Atlases — 2012 Tour Dates
3/8 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
3/9 Nashville, TN – The Mercy
3/10 New Orleans, LA – Foburg Festival
3/14 – 3/17 Austin, TX – SXSW 2012
3/18 Dallas, TX – Bro Fest
3/19 Hot Springs, AR – Valley of the Vapors Festival
3/22 Memphis, TN – Fareveller Festival
3/31 Bethelem, PA – NOWADAYS Festival
4/16 Bristol, UK – Cooler
4/17 London, UK – Garage
4/18 Manchester, UK – Night and Day
4/19 Glasgow, UK – Nice n Sleazys
4/20 Leeds, UK – Brudenell
4/22 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique
4/23 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
4/24 Cologne, Germany – Gebaude 9
4/25 Hamburg, Germany – haus III&70
4/26 Berlin, Germany – Bi Nuu
4/27 Frankfurt, Germany – Das Bett
4/28 Paris, France – Fleche D’or
5/11 Chicago, IL – Metro
5/12 St Louis, MO – Firebird
5/14 Columbus, OH – The Basement
5/15 Akron, OH – Musica
5/16 Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
5/17 Ithaca, NY – The Haunt
5/18 Boston, MA – Middle East
5/19 Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands
5/21 New York, NY – The Studio at Webster Hall
5/22 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
5/23 Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel
5/24 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
5/25 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
5/26 Tampa, FL – Crowbar
5/27 Orlando, FL – The Plaza
5/29 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree
5/31 Dallas, TX – Sons of Herman Hall
6/1 Austin, TX – The Parish
6/2 Houston, TX – Free Press SummerFest
6/4 El Paso, TX – Lowbro Palace
6/5 Phoenix, AZ – TBA
6/6 San Diego, CA – Casbah
6/7 Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
6/8 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
6/9 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
6/11 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
6/12 Vancouver, BC – Media Club
6/13 Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe
6/15 Boise, ID – Neurolux
6/16 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
6/17 Denver, CO – Hi Dive
6/18 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
6/19 St Paul, MN – Amsterdam Hall