Following recent festival performances at Bestival and Latitude, Maps- aka James Chapman has announced details of a UK tour which begins at the end of October. He releases his second album, Turning The Mind, through Mute on 28th September 2009. The album is preceded by a single, I Dream Of Crystal on 14th September.
Turning The Mind, recorded with Tim Holmes (Death in Vegas) at the Contino Rooms in London, is the follow-up to the Barclaycard Mercury Prize shortlisted debut We Can Create (2007).
Tour Dates:
OCTOBER
17th Oxford Jericho Tavern, all day Shelter fundraiser
22nd Edinburgh Electric Circus
23rd Manchester Eat Your Own Ears Warehouse Project
24th Southampton Joiners
25th Birmingham Hare & Hounds
26th London Cargo
28th Bristol Start The Bus
29th Cambridge Portland
30th Brighton Digital
31st Nottingham Bodega Social
NOVEMBER
1st Norwich Arts Centre
4th Sheffield Fusion at the University
5th Newcastle Other Rooms
6th Glasgow Nice & Sleazy's
7th Liverpool Music Week at Masque (free show)