Lines Across Maps

Lines Across Maps are a math rock band based in Lincolnshire, England. Their music is characterized by a use of complex time signatures and heavy, guitar driven sounds. In December 2011, shortly after the release of their debut EP, Stuart Smith of This Town Needs Guns described the band as "a lot like Colour (Now defunct UK Math Rock band)". The name Lines Across Maps is taken from the This Town Needs Guns song "It's Not True Rufus, Don't Listen To The Hat". Lines Across Maps cite bands such as Jocasta Sleeps, Reuben, Oceansize, Biffy Clyro, Twin Atlantic, Blakfish and Meet Me In St Louis as major influences.

Members

Harry Elvin - Guitar, Vox
Bevan Morris - Bass, Vox
Ryan Donohue - Drums

Formation

Lines Across Maps met at their secondary school (Banovallum School, Horncastle) between 2004 and 2005. Bevan had, however, originally been born in Wales (hence the bands eligibility to be included on Jen Long's BBC Radio 1 Introducing in Wales show ), but moved to Lincolnshire aged 7. Throughout secondary school, the band played with each other and their friends in various set-ups before deciding to stick with the three-piece set up in Summer 2010. The band's most notable precedent was The Persuasion (formerly DeadxNote & Barely Solve This), which featured friend Megan Bates on vocals, but they prefer not to talk AbOUT that.

Career

In October 2010, Lines Across Maps released their debut self-titled EP, despite having only been a band for a few months. The CD included three tracks and has, since its release date, been available for free download from the band's Bandcamp site. During the recording process of the EP, they also found time to fulfill their lifelong ambition of writing a Christmas single: Merry Christmath. This track has enjoyed considerable radio airplay on Xfm, Amazing Radio, BBC Radio 1 in Wales, and was Huw Stephens’s ‘Tip of the Week’ just before Christmas 2011 (meaning it was not only aired on BBC Radio 1, but sent to every BBC Introducing show in the country, and played first on Huw Stephens’s Christmas podcast).

On 30 January 2012, Lines Across Maps uploaded a teaser video for their second EP to their website, which featured five excerpts from demos and footage of the band practising. The EP, entitled On Second Thoughts, was due for release in 2012.

Releases

Lines Across Maps EP (2010)

• Morning John
• Butterfly Picture
• Lentils in Coffee

Christmath (2010)

• Merry Christmath

See also

Elliott Morris