Product Description

'We Can Create' is the debut album from English/Icelandic duo Maps. An enchanting mixture of off-beat pop, space rock and shoe-gaze, this album will appeal to fans of bands such as Spiritualized and M83. Includes the singles 'It Will Find You' and 'Don't Fear'.

Track Listing

1. so low, so high
2. you don't know her name
3. elouise
4. it will find you
5. glory verse
6. liquid sugar
7. to the sky
8. back + forth
9. lost my soul
10. don't fear
11. when you leave

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1944 in Music
• Released on: 2007-05-14
• Number of discs: 1

The Guardian, MAY, 2007
"Marvellous hooks and infectious mantras make this terrific debut more resplendent with each listen" (4/5)

Q, MAY, 2007
"Something really special"

NME, MAY, 2007
"A near faultless debut" (8/10)

Customer Reviews

Addictive
If this album gets its soft claws into you it will never let go. There is not one track on it that I skip, unlike every other album I own. Be warned; can be extremely addictive. Several days of sleep deprivation might ensue.

Dreamlike
We Can Create by Maps is a swirling, swaggering, modern shoe-gazing classic and, by the power of Greyskull, it is growing on this eager punter with every listen. I appreciate the fact that We Can Create was created and written in the Northampton bedroom of someone called James because its euphoric, insouciant swagger suggests a more epic origin. I forced my MP3 player's headphones deep into my ears ce matin, cranked the volume up to onze and shook to this album as I did the weekly shop at the Coles' supermarché of choice. Against the backdrop of these dreamlike and evocative numbers, selecting the appropriate detergent proved a joy. Well done!

Pleasant electro-noodling
Romantic in the sense of elegiac or idyllic other-worldliness; pastoral in its undulating restfulness. There is a plodding synthesiser sameyness which verges on monotony, but this four-star score reflects what in my opinion are four or five excellent compositions which I will return to. At the risk of tiring you with yet another artist comparison, the American couple Joy Zipper do this sort of thing with a bit more gusto, in a proper studio. They supported Air in 2004 which gives an idea of the target market.