Maps is a man called James. He writes and records at home on a 16-track. His influences include Low, My Bloody Valentine, Kraftwerk, Spiritualized, Brian Wilson, Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

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Upcoming events

• Blissfields Festival, Fri 04 Jul at Winchester Matterley Bowl with The Wonder Stuff, Chris T-T, Noisettes, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, Johnny Flynn

Releases

• To The Sky (M83 Mix)/We Own The Sky (Maps Mix) - single, out 07/04/2008 on Sonic Cathedral. (post review)
• You Don't Know Her Name - single, out 30/07/2007 on Mute. (post review)
• We Can Create - album, out 14/05/2007 on Mute. 1 review (read/post)
• It Will find You - single, out 07/05/2007 on Mute. (post review)
• Don't Fear - single, out 06/11/2006 on Last Space. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Sat 20 Oct at Northampton Soundhaus. (post review)
• Fri 19 Oct at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
• Thu 18 Oct at Leeds Brudenell Social Club. (post review)
• Wed 17 Oct at Sheffield Plug. (post review)
• Tue 16 Oct at London Kings College London (KCLSU). (post review)
• Mon 15 Oct at Bristol Thekla Social. (post review)
• Sat 13 Oct at Brighton Barfly. (post review)
• Fri 12 Oct at Colchester Arts Centre. (post review)
• Thu 11 Oct at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. 1 review (read/post)
• Fri 05 Oct at Cambridge The Soul Tree. (post review)
• Mon 17 Sep at Paris La Boule Noire. (post review)
• Club Fandango, Thu 26 Jul at London Borderline. 1 review (read/post)
• Sonic Cathedral, Sun 08 Jul at London The Social. (post review)
• Wed 30 May at London Koko. 1 review (read/post)
• Tue 29 May at Bristol Thekla Social. (post review)
• Thu 24 May at Manchester Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape). (post review)
• Mon 23 Apr at London ICA. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 24 Mar at Sheffield Leadmill. (post review)
• Transition, Fri 23 Mar at Lancaster The Yorkshire House. (post review)
• Thu 22 Mar at Newcastle upon Tyne Digital. (post review)
• Wed 21 Mar at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
• Mon 19 Mar at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
• Sun 18 Mar at Norwich Arts Centre. 1 review (read/post)
• INROCKS INDIE CLUB 16, Thu 15 Mar at Paris La Maroquinerie. (post review)
• Tue 06 Mar at London King's Cross Scala. (post review)
• Sonic Cathedral / SiGNAL FAiLURE, Thu 15 Feb at Leeds Brudenell Social Club. (post review)
• Mon 12 Feb at Nottingham Bodega Social Club. (post review)
• Sonic Cathedral, Sun 11 Feb at Manchester Night and Day Cafe. (post review)
• Club Goo, Fri 09 Feb at Cambridge Junction. (post review)
• Fri 17 Nov at London The Luminaire. (post review)

News

• 03/06/2008: Truck stops here: festival sells out
• 07/03/2008: Sonic Cathedral: M83/Maps split single, Ulrich Schnauss tour, DiS behind the decks...
• 04/03/2008: Maps, These New Puritans, Lovvers announced for Truck festival
• 26/09/2007: Obvious headline: Maps tour
• 04/09/2007: Mercury Prize: DiS picks its winners-to-be, waits to be right...
• 10/08/2007: A Fistful of Fandango: promoters celebrate sixth birthday
• 20/07/2007: Maps: new single and tour dates for Mercury nominees
• 17/07/2007: Mercury Prize nominations announced
• 02/07/2007: Lodestar festival expands its line up

Features

• 18/07/2007: Dot To Dot: the DiS Reviews
• 01/06/2007: A Month In Records: May 2007
• 21/05/2007: Dot To Dot Festival: DiS's preview of Nottingham's biggest music marathon of the year
• 17/05/2007: DiScover: Maps
• 15/05/2007: DiS podcast: The Great Escape special

Links

• mapsmusic.com - official site
• myspace.com/mapsmusic

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