Turning the Mind
| Turning the Mind | ||||
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| Studio album by Maps | ||||
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September 28, 2009 (Europe) October 20, 2009 (North America) | |||
| Genre | Shoegazing, indie rock, indie pop | |||
| Length | 59:28 | |||
| Label | Mute Records | |||
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| Singles from Turning the Mind | ||||
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Turning the Mind is the second album from Northampton-based band Maps, released in 2009.
Album information
On February 22, 2009, James wrote on his MySpace blog about his new upcoming album, saying "I've never been more confident and excited about this new album". In an interview he posted on the same blog, he mentioned the new album's themes as being "mental states" and "chemicals".
According to an interview on James' new website for Maps, he said Turning the Mind would be darker, angrier and more electronic than his previous album We Can Create. Every two weeks, James posted a song from Turning the Mind onto his MySpace page.
On August 11, the track "Nothing" was uploaded to YouTube accompanied by an unofficial music video.
Turning the Mind was released on September 28 in Europe and October 20 in North America.
The album title track, "Turning the Mind", was featured in the 2010 British film Chatroom.
Track listing
All tracks written by James Chapman.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Turning the Mind" | 5:58 |
| 2. | "I Dream of Crystal" | 5:26 |
| 3. | "Let Go of the Fear" | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Valium in the Sunshine" | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Papercuts" | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Love Will Come" | 5:15 |
| 7. | "Everything is Shattering" | 5:53 |
| 8. | "Nothing" | 5:03 |
| 9. | "The Note (These Voices)" | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Chemeleon" | 5:16 |
| 11. | "Die Happy, Die Smiling" | 5:24 |
| 12. | "Without You" | 3:59 |
| 13. | "From Here's to Bliss" (iTunes bonus track) | 5:55 |
Singles
- "Let Go of the Fear": May 11, 2009
- "I Dream of Crystal": September 14, 2009
- "Die Happy, Die Smiling": January 10, 2010