Maps & Atlases Announce New Album Beware & Be Grateful for April 2012 Release

The Indie-rock group Maps & Atlases has announced that they will be releasing their second album on April 17th.  The album, Beware & Be Grateful, was recorded in Omaha’s ARC Studios and is sure to match the band’s trademark experimentalism.  Beginning March 8th, Maps & Atlases will be going on tour in the U.S. and Europe.

After forming in 2004, the Chicago-based band has impressed the indie world with their polyrhythms,

Album 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

Check out Maps and Atlases’ tour dates:

03/8 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop

03/9 – Nashville, TN – The Mercy

03/10 – New Orleans, LA – Foburg Festival

03/14 – 03/17 – Austin, TX – SXSW 2012

03/18 – Dallas, TX – Bro Fest

03/19 – Hot Springs, AR – Valley of the Vapors Festival

03/22 – Memphis, TN – Fareveller Festival

03/31 – Bethelem, PA – NOWADAYS Festival

04/16 – Bristol, UK – Cooler

04/17 – London, UK – Garage

04/18 – Manchester, UK – Night and Day

04/19 – Glasgow, UK – Nice n Sleazys

04/20 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell

04/22 – Brussels, Belgium – Botanique

04/23 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso

04/24 – Cologne, Germany – Gebaude 9

04/25 – Hamburg, Germany – haus III&70

04/26 – Berlin, Germany – Bi Nuu

04/27 – Frankfurt, Germany – Das Bett

04/28 – Paris, France – Fleche D’or