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All Roads Lead to... Music pundits, hipsters and tipsters must be rubbing their greasy paws with glee over the current UK pop charts. Though 2007 is still young enough for us to constantly refer to it as 2006, a number of acts widely touted for success this year are already scoring hits. Mika, Jamie T, Klaxons and The View are all troubling the top ten, causing a smug chorus of “I’ve been into them since their first demos leaked in late 2005” to ring out across the internet. Which brings us to Maps. We’ve been into Maps since their first demos leaked in late 2005. Speak to us about Maps and we are unbearable - all rolling eyes, faux-weariness, and fey, bitchy asides, just like Guy Pearce’s panto Andy Warhol in the hysterically bad Factory Girl. But a quick listen to the glorious (but now oh-so-old) demo for To The Sky should explain why he makes us so insufferable. Maps - To The Sky (demo) [mp3] Maps is a mysterious young man called James who writes and records in his Northamptonshire bedroom. His hazy vocals and sweeping melodies have drawn justified comparison with My Bloody Valentine and Spiritualized. His debut album will be released by Mute in a couple of months and he's just posted another winning song on his MySpace page. Love him, bore your friends about him then write a self-deprecating (but true) blog about what a pompous idiot you are. Here's the video for last single, No Fear... Tour dates: Feb 09 2007 The Junction, Cambridge Feb 11 2007 Night and Day, Manchester Feb 12 2007 The Social, Nottingham Feb 15 2007 Brudenell Social, Leeds Feb 16 2007 Nice N' Sleazy, Glasgow Feb 24 2007 Callaghans, Cardiff Feb 26 2007 Joiners, Southampton Feb 27 2007 Thekla Social, Bristol Mar 06 2007 The Scala, London, with The Earlies Mar 15 2007 Les Rock, Paris Mar 18 2007 Arts Centre, Norwich, with The Longcut Mar 19 2007 Joiners Southampton, with The Longcut Mar 20 2007 High Voltage, Manchester, with The Longcut Mar 21 2007 King Tut's, Glasgow, with The Longcut Mar 22 2007 Digital & The Other Rooms, Newcastle, with The Longcut Mar 23 2007 Transition, Lancaster, with The Longcut Mar 24 2007 Leadmill, Sheffield, with The Longcut Apr 23 2007 ICA, London Posted by: Scott 08/02/06, oops, 08/02/07