Maps Of - Free Saturday (“FL&R”)

     Finding songs that can be legally downloaded is easy. The difficult task is to find legally downloadable music that we recommend. Our plan is to post at least one Free, Legal and Recommended (FL&R) song each Saturday.

    This is a second dose of Maps Of, following yesterday’s post of a admirably nuanced “A Foreign Place.” Maps Of released “Seeds” as a freely downloadable Bandcamp single. The finger-picking acoustic guitar and low-emotion vocals combine to generate a beauty that somehow warrants both a sit-back-and-enjoy approach and a lean-forward-and-marvel appreciation.

     “Seeds” is a cover of a song that was originally written by There Is No Escape and Never Was and performed by Live Well. Like Maps Of, the two originating bands are based in New York state. The most significant difference is that Maps Of abandons the Punk sensibilities.

          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).

     “Seeds” by Maps Of

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Lyrics of “Seeds” by Maps Of

Do you wanna hang out?

I know my town

Is too far to drive

But I need you tonight

We’ve been settling seeds

And watching them grow

Into something we believe in

Tall trees we call home

Tall trees we call home

Do you wanna hang out?

I don’t mind coming down

The city’s so far from me

But I don’t care

I really need you near

We’ve been settling seeds

And watching them grow

Into something we believe in

Tall trees we call home

Tall trees we call home

Tall trees… ohh

Tall trees we call home