Occasionally people enter your life and you discover an uncanny bond with them. Whatever the connection – obvious, indecipherable, sometimes no more than a shared acknowledgement of being on the same wavelength– it’s rare, so when it does happen, recognizing that bond is important. In that connection is a bridge to understanding someone else.
Maps Of has long existed in parallel to Paul’s music in some way. Between shared bandmates, showing up to one another’s shows and practicing in the same spaces, we’ve coexisted picking up the same creative energy and the same wavelengths. It’s pretty telling when your band simply wants to record covers of a friend’s music.
These songs are a love letter to that uncanny bond, to our friend and his music. We hope you enjoy. Links to the original versions are below.
Love, Maps Of
released September 7, 2022
Robin Pecknold’s Cardigan (Cover)
Released September 7th, 2022
Originally written by There Is No Escape and Never Was and performed by Live Well. Performed/Recorded from 2021 - 2022 in New York, NY, Poughkeepsie, NY and Portland, ME by Maps Of.
Mixed by Black Cat Sounds and HapMuzak.
Mastered by Sam Stauff at Port City Recordings.
Original version:
thereisnoescapeandneverwas.bandcamp.com/track/its-never- cardigan-weather-anymore
Live Well version:
livewell.bandcamp.com/track/cardigan
Drake’s Neck Tattoos (Cover)
Released September 7th, 2022
Originally written by There Is No Escape and Never Was and performed by Live Well. Performed/Recorded/Mixed from 2021 - 2022 in Poughkeepsie, NY by HapMuzak. Additional Mixing by Black Cat Sounds.
Mastered by Sam Stauff at Port City Recordings.
Original version:
thereisnoescapeandneverwas.bandcamp.com/track/neck-tattoos Live Well version:
livewell.bandcamp.com/track/neck-tattoos
Seeds (Cover)
Originally released April 4, 2020
Originally written by There Is No Escape and Never Was and performed by Live Well. Recorded/Mixed by Maps Of in June 2019 and April 2020 in New York, NY.
Original version:
thereisnoescapeandneverwas.bandcamp.com/album/with-someone Live Well version:
livewell.bandcamp.com/track/seeds-2