Maps & Atlases

8SPIN Rating: 8 of 10Release Date: April 17, 2012Label: BarsukA seamless, sleepless avant-indie night of math terror, slinky syncopation and pop epiphanies.

When Maps & Atlases hit the road early last year with Barsuk Records labelmates Menomena, the pairing was more than clever indie synergy. Like their…

This Chicago band's skittish energy recalls Talking Heads and TV on the Radio, lightening any dark subject matter with twitchy bursts of color. Early EPs…