Chicago technical pop rockers Maps & Atlases have been around for such a long time that sometimes you forget they're doing things for the first time, like their debut full length out earlier this year. Now the band just released their debut music video for "Solid Ground". The video, directed by Taryn Gould and Emily Kowalczyk, opens with Dave Davison floating isolated in a soil-filled canoe before the band appears on the different parts of the lake edge pushing and pulling Davison's canoe with the pure power of their playing until the reel him in back to shore. The video is delightful in that the plot doesn't override the music, instead merely separating the band members like they would be in a studio session, with each individual having their say which in turn doesn't do much until the band's individual parts and actions link up with each other. The video, beautifully shot, is staunchly minimalistic, a little trippy; and a whole lot of awesome. Enjoy Maps & Atlases debut video for "Solid Ground":
Maps & Atlases - Solid Ground from FatCat Records on Vimeo.
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