Here is the anticipated follow-up EP to Curse in Reverse by Map of the Universe. By now if you have been keeping up with the local So Fla scene, you've probably heard of them or seen them live. Now you can take something home with you, and it's party size, clocking in at just under 15 minutes, which unfortunately keeps me wanting to hear more, but that's a good thing.
All of the songs, with the exception of one, I've heard played live. Being a fan more of studio over live recordings, it's great to hear these songs the way they're supposed to sound. The production this time around is a lot cleaner too, making it easier to pick up more on the awesome guitar textures everywhere. What does it sound like, you ask. Well there's the shoegaze sound all over it, ringing reverby guitar, that kinda stuff. But where a lot of shoegaze bands are a bit too mopey and even too noisy (never thought I'd say that), Map keeps a perfect balance, trading in the mope for pure tude. The Stooges gone noise pop perhaps.
The closing track, Eyes in the Back of My Head, is my favorite on the EP. Sounds like it could have been a lost track from the Cure's Pornography, sans Robbie Smith's whining. Very dark and dramatic and it plays well on the quiet to loud dynamic. A perfect closing track to the EP.
Always a fan of great packaging, this CD comes in an awesome screen printed fold out sleeve with a velum gatefold insert containing the lyrics and cool drawings inside. It's eco-friendly too which is a plus.
Buy this CD at Radio-Active Records for $10. And no, I'm not plugging the store I work at nor my friends' band, it's just good music everyone should hear.
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