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Hold On Whoever You Are

Scientific Maps
Hold On Whoever You Are

Release Date: March 1, 2009

Label: B3nson Records

Format: Digital Download (B3018)

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“[Hold On Whoever You Are] stands up to the Maps cannon. Catchy, melodic pop about lost loves and lack of sleep. Chock full of delicious backing vocals, vocal overlays and guitar solos. Happy songs about haunting desperation.”
(Danielle Furfaro, Times Union)

Track Listing:
1. Hold On Whoever You Are
2. Wherein We Are Introduced to the Author as He is Tortured and Transported Via Ship from Portugal to an English Prison
3. An Account of Some Odd Disturbances and an Otherworldly Warning
4. Solitary Confinement
5. The Angry Spectre Floats into the Cell Every Midnight and Insists Our Author Dance an Awkward Waltz
6. Lack of Sleep and Repeated Vindictive Visits Results in a Loss of Fortitude
7. With Renewed Vigor a Stratagem for Escape is Formulated and Subsequently Put into Action
8. Where the Author, Now Free, Finds Escape Was the Easiest Part and Having Neglected to Plan Further Regarding Transport to his Desired Destination Begins to Lose His Bearings and Sneaks into a Pub Called ‘The Ring’
9. The Author, By Lucky Accident, Boards a Seemingly Abandoned Vessel and Convinces the Crew to Assist in his Final Escape with Hollow Hopes and Promises of Much Land and Riches
10. At Last, Sleep! Our Hero Dreams of a Lost Love He’s Never Known
11. However Are You Holding On? In Which the Author Departs and Resolves

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  • A Trio of Albany Albums « The Reverie said:

    [...] Scientific Maps – Hold On Whoever You Are Written and recorded by songwriter/mastermind Aaron Smith in February 2009 for the RPM Challenge, Hold On is, like all things Scientific Maps, a wonderful pop music achievement. The album loosely tells the story of a man who is captured (By pirates? It’s hard to say.) and transported by ship before cunningly escaping. Equal parts surf-rock and acoustic indie-pop, with beautifully layered harmonies, dancy grooves, and the occasional atmospheric sound effects (no Maps record would be complete without them), Hold On is just as good as Get Off The Moon, and the fact that that’s true even though it was made in one month is a testament to Smith’s seemingly effortless songwriting talent. Standout tracks: “Wherein We Are Introduced to the Author…,” “With Renewed Vigor…” (FREE Download) [...]

    # 2 July 2009 at 8:23 am
  • 8 Favorite Albums from 2009 | Matthew-Land! said:

    [...] Maps – Hold on Whoever You Are (free download from B3nson) :: I have to admit I haven’t been taken by a Sci Maps recording until this album [...]

    # 15 December 2009 at 5:49 pm
  • Favorite Albums from 2009 | MATTHEW CAREFULLY said:

    [...] Maps – Hold on Whoever You Are (free download from B3nson) :: I have to admit I haven’t been taken by a Sci Maps recording until this album [...]

    # 26 October 2011 at 7:20 pm