There will be no shortage of genres/sub-genres and songwriters, the latter many of whom will belong to ‘Generation Y’ or whatever/after, that will make the ascension and eventual dominance of mass media in the late 20th and early 21st centuries a major thematic concern or at least inspiration around which their music revolves, attempting to come to terms with, or at least begin to grapple with the development or ongoing process of how the Internet, especially, has affected the social, political, economic, and also personal and emotional particulars of their lives growing up in such a time.
The long-active Bushwick-based synthpop foursome led by frontman Mike McKeever, Life Size Maps, is one such outlet for this increasingly popular – and relevant – phenomenon, but they just might be one of the more interesting ones, in terms of their unique musical, lyrical, and visual approach to the subject matter. After having put out a string of shorter-length releases, including a number of singles, the band has finally completed a long-in-the-works debut album, due to be released on April 7th, through Old Flame Records. The whole thing just became available for streaming through Spotify, though if you need something to feast your eyes on, check out the recently released video for “All Been Spent,” directed by none other than Lil Internet, who also helped out for some of the art direction this time around, or look up their tour dates, available on their official website.
Oh, the bonus is getting to listen to Life Size Maps via Spotify:
• Life Size Maps: http://www.lifesizemaps.com
• Old Flame Records: http://www.oldflamerecords.com
