“A Foreign Place” by Maps Of – A Song Feature

     From the start of their single “A Foreign Place,” Maps Of establishes itself as a band that must be watched as its moves toward the release an upcoming album. The intro of the album’s title track is percussion-driven and isn’t limited to the standard stick-to-drumhead approach. Then, in the body of “A Foreign Place,” Maps Of continues the fill-heavy percussion, skillfully layers the guitars, and executes an attention-grabbing crescendo. Importantly, the vocals are strong, both when there is a single voice and when the harmonization enters to bring a soft elegance.

     When explaining "A Foreign Place," Maps Of noted:

  “The song is about looking in the mirror and not recognizing yourself, whether through age, or in the context of a relationship, or from a queer lens. More broadly: it's about the (increasingly) universal experience of looking at the world and seeing your connection to it change.”

     Maps Of is based in New York. Through May 2, the band is donating 100% of the proceeds from Bandcamp sales of the single (with extras) to Feeding America and The NYC Low-Income Artist/Freelancer Relief Fund. The Bandcamp site is https://mapsofmusic.bandcamp.com/

     Maps Of  is a collaboration fronted by Nick Perlman (lead vocals, guitar), and joined by Andy Porta (drums, percussion), Seth “Happy” Nicholson (bass), Max Johl (lead guitar), and Arianne Lombardi (cajón, percussion). Each offers a wide range of musical influences and brings something unique to the table. Together they create a big sound that slips between numerous genres.

     “A Foreign Place” by Maps Of

Maps Of · A Foreign Place

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Lyrics of “A Foreign Place” by Maps Of

What has happened here

With these rose-colored glasses

A forest we clear

For these crumbling masses

And I

Don’t recognize

You anymore

And I

Don’t recognize

You anymore

Removed they reveal

Follies, ruins, and remains

Echoed scars on earth

We've assigned different names

And I

Don’t recognize

You anymore

And I

Don’t recognize

You anymore

This body is a foreign place

And our hearts were never forged in flames

With your skull pressed against my face

Do I know you feel the same?

[Repeat]

This body is a foreign place [Repeating 8x]

And I

Don’t recognize

You anymore

{Repeat 4x]