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The members of Mappa Mundi all washed ashore one day on this lush and lonely island, each one having followed a very different map toward a new verdant world. Steeling nerve and body against the elements, wild beasts, and blood thirsty cannibals, they continue to cast out into the sea with the strains of their music, hoping one day to be found.
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Like a Friend
A cover is a tricky thing. At its worst, an artist attempts to recreate what they love about a song and the cover becomes a cheap facsimile of the original. At its best, the artist takes whatever originally spoke to … Continue reading
Maybe Stay
“Maybe Stay” is my ode to indecision. As the fellow says, “the life which is unexamined is not worth living.” The problem, of course, is that, in poring too closely over every detail, you can become immobilized by indecision. And … Continue reading
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Lost
“Lost” is an older song, one of the earliest to earn the Mappa Mundi label. It was originally envisioned as a rock song with loud, driving guitars, but then when I started this whole Chamber Pop experiment it turned into … Continue reading
So Obscure
“So Obscure” definitely falls into the category of story songs told through the use of inner monologue. It’s about two people with the arguably noble ambitions of creating something meaningful and valuable with their lives. Despite continually scaling back their expectations … Continue reading
Out Here
I’ve been thinking a lot about the concepts of choice and absurdity – about the idea of planning in general, and moreover how so much of our frustration and loneliness comes from that tension. At least mine does. Anyway, I … Continue reading
Right
“Right” came out of feelings of weepy, crying-into-your-whiskey sentimentality and lock-jawed stoicism, while thinking about ideas of loss and change, and realizing that no genre better serves that paradox than a country song. So, “Right” is an attempt to stay within … Continue reading