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Vicissitude

Maps

SKU: STUMM354

Barcode: 5099998404810

20.00 £20.00
  • Genre: Rock And Pop
  • Label: Mute
  • Released Date: 8th July 2013
  • Buying Format:
    180g 2LP Includes CD

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The third album by Maps is all about changes of situation. For James Chapman – the fizzing brain behind the music – “Vicissitude” owes its very existence to the period of personal reflection and rearrangement that took him out of the game after the release of 2009’s “Turning The Mind”; a three-year phase between albums that’s clearly pushed Chapman onwards to create by far his finest work to date.

While “Turning The Mind” swung like a hedonistic after-party held after Maps’ debut “We Can Create”’s Mercury Prize nomination, “Vicissitude” has the distinct feeling of digging deep and confronting reality head on. And in each of those cases, with Chapman the sole creative force behind the music, any Maps album is defined entirely by where his head was at during the recording process.

As with previous releases, the new album was primarily recorded at Maps’ home, and was mixed by Ken Thomas (Sugarcubes, M83, Sigur Ros) and Jolyon Thomas. “Vicissitude” focuses, tightens and sharpens Maps\’ expansive sound.

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Track Listings

Side 1
1. A.M.A.
2. Built to Last

Side 2
1. You Will Find a Way
2. I Heard Them Say
3. Nicholas

Side 1
1. Vicissitude
2. Left Behind
3. This Summer

Side 2
1. Insignificant Others
2. Adjusted to the Darkness

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