Mercury Prize-nominated composer/producer
Maps today shares
“Surveil,” the last in his series of tracks before the release of his anticipated new album
Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss. The album will be released May 10 via Mute. Watch the video for “Surveil” and pre-order
Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss. here.
The first track on the album, “Surveil” marks Maps’s ambition for this record. It is an uplifting song enveloping the listener from the start with a warm opening section of layered harmonies, choral vocals, and the brass and strings of Echo Collective. It then builds into a joyous, anthemic blend of soaring orchestral and electronic sounds, as Chapman sings
“You never hear them sing. You never hear them scream. There’s no one listening.”Commenting on “Surveil,” Maps reveals:
“The opening of the track is resonant of a simpler time - as the song progresses I was pushing for a euphoric escape with the music, with an undercurrent of uncertainty from the lyrics. It gives a taste of the overall sound and themes of the album.”Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss. is a career-defining, ambitious album that sees the bedroom producer step out of the bedroom with his most collaborative project to date. The stunning, immersive and impressionistic songs – scored and produced by Maps himself – are inspired by an orchestral approach and by the peaceful, isolated Northamptonshire countryside beyond the window of his studio.
Three years in the making,
Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss. is informed by the richness of life experience. It is an album he could only have made now and one that represents a creative reinvention for Maps.
Maps 2019 TourMay 24 – Totnes, England – Sea Change Festival
June 1 – Milton Keynes, England – MK Gallery
June 27 – Hebden Bridge, England – Hebden Bridge Arts Festival
July 3 – London, England – Southbank Centre Purcell Room
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