{"product_id":"maps-atlases-perch-patchwork-lp","title":"Maps \u0026 Atlases Perch Patchwork LP","description":"Abraham Lincoln once said, \"Im a slow walker, but I never walk back.\" The same holds true for fellow sons of the Prairie State, Maps \u0026amp; Atlases, who, despite a flurry of activity since their inception in 2006, are only now releasing their full-length debut. But its been worth the wait: not only is Perch Patchwork the Chicago quartet's first long player, its also their first masterpiece--a beautiful suite of songs that should rightly place the band in indie rocks upper echelon.The band's previous two EPs employed an arid, live sound, setting up Perch Patchwork to deliver a lush contrast of strings, horns, assorted percussion, and a variety of toy instruments, all placed just-so on some spot-on songwriting. In a world cluttered with digital ephemera, an album that flows from beginning to end with such deliberate grace is all the more special not to mention a perfect soundtrack for the hissing of summer lawns.Maps \u0026amp; Atlases have toured with Frightened Rabbit, Ra Ra Riot, Tokyo Police Club, Foals, Deerhoof, Steve Malkmus, Pattern is Movement, Nurses, Minus the Bear, Portugal the Man,et al... seriously.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 6\/29\/10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JITRE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: Standard Vinyl w\/ MP3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Maps \u0026 Atlases","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50481791795488,"sku":"M5S9YT-OZL7-NQ","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/0165\/4560\/files\/maps-atlases-perch-patchwork-lp_hMkGu.jpg?v=1753164296","url":"https:\/\/otraudio.shop\/products\/maps-atlases-perch-patchwork-lp","provider":"Off the Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}