Recorded 2006 Language English Release date 12 February 2007 Genre Electronica | Length 52:16 Artist Maps Label Mute Records | |
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Released April 16, 2007 (2007-04-16) (Download)
May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14) (CD and 10") Producer James Chapman, Valgeir Sigurdsson and Ken Thomas We Can Create (2007) Turning the Mind
(2009) Similar Turning the Mind, Soul Murder, Two Pages, Lost Horizons, When I Was Born for the 7th | ||
We Can Create is the debut album from Northampton-based artist Maps, released in 2007. It was shortlisted for the 2007 Mercury Music Prize, but lost out to Klaxons debut album Myths of the Near Future. Five singles were released from the album.
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Album information
Since the album has been released, it has been seen as a critical success even though sales have been fairly modest. His first North American release, To the Sky EP, was digitally released on May 22 on the same label.
Maps has toured playing the album's songs with a full live line-up. Maps played the Latitude Festival in Southwold on July 13, as well as the Leeds and Reading Festivals on August 24 and 26. They played on five dates in the United States later in the same year.
James was supported by four local musicians for live shows. Phil Thurlby and Matthew Roberts were on keyboards and vocals, Andrew Lowther was on bass and Ben Gordelier was on drums.
On July 17, it was announced that We Can Create had been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. However, it lost out to Klaxons' debut album Myths of the Near Future.
The album artwork for 'We Can Create' and all the singles leading up to its release were created by CitizenBB (Ben Brown) at Citizen.
Track listing
All tracks written by James Chapman.
Singles
Songs
1So Low - So High3:57
2You Don't Know Her Name3:53
3Elouise5:23