Maritime will release their fifth full-length album, Magnetic Bodies/Maps of Bones, on October 16th via Dangerbird Records. The Milwaukee four-piece have spent the past year working on and off in the studio as they completed recording on the follow up to their well-received 2011 LP, Human Hearts. To preview the new album Maritime have released the first single “Satellite Love” to stream on SoundCloud and Spotify. They’ve also released a behind the scenes music video for the song, featuring footage captured during recent album recording sessions. Hear the song and watch the video below. Pre-order the album now for an instant grat download of “Satellite Love”.
Stream “Satellite Love” on SoundCloud
Stream “Satellite Love” on Spotify/Apple Music/Rdio/etc:
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Preorder Magnetic Bodies/Maps of Bones on iTunes,
Vinyl (Limited edition light blue), and CD
Watch the behind the scenes music video for “Satellite Love” on A.V. Club
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Dan Didier and Davey von Bohlen have been playing music together for 20 years now. More than half of that time has been spent with Maritime, though between 2011’s gorgeously down-the-middle Human Hearts and the thoughtful, tuneful new Magnetic Bodies/Maps of Bones, they took a little trip down memory lane by reuniting their old band, The Promise Ring. It could be theorized that some of that reunion-inspired energy found its way into the Maritime practice space, when they rejoined guitarist Dan Hinz and bassist Justin Klug to work on Maritime album number five.
After the slick pop peak of Human Hearts-which followed the ambitious Heresy And The HotelChoir–Magnetic Bodies/Maps of Bones feels a little more risky, a little weirder, a little more oblique in its sentiment but nonetheless purposeful. Von Bohlen’s words, especially, are back to their old impressionism, with pathos one minute and unbridled joy another. On “Roaming Empire,” Von Bohlen claims, like so many before him, that he knew more then than he does now, but it’s never that simple.
“Maritime’s musical development”, wrote Pitchfork while reviewing Human Hearts, “has become a compelling narrative of its own, each subsequent record in many ways both improving upon and elucidating the last.” With Magnetic Bodies/Maps Of Bones, Maritime feels younger than its years, and yet in full possession of its own hard-won wisdom and experience. It feels like a band with nothing to prove, but that’s going to prove it anyway.
Keep posted in the coming months for new music and further announcements on their forthcoming album and tour dates.
Upcoming tour dates below.
Photo Credit: Tia Brindel
Upcoming Tour Dates:
JULY
31 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverwest Public House (Breadfest)
OCTOBER
01 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot and Saddle
02 – Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
03 – Washington, DC – DC9
04 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
