New Maritime record

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The new Maritime CD is set to drop next month and we’ve got a sneak peek for music supervisors and producers who haven’t received a pre-release copy.

Dare we call them indie darlings, but hey - when you’ve had members of The Dismemberment Plan, Promise Ring, and The Arcade Fire grace your songs, you’re bound to attract some indie blog love.

from the Pitchfork review :

“… unrepentant and finely executed…”

“Davey von Bohlen’s melody bobs and weaves around the guitar-less verses, and I’ve never heard the lyric ‘freaks come out at night’ sound quite so innocuous. But this one’s all about the chorus, coming on so strong it takes a few listens to find out how sweet it is, with reaching, swooning vocals that cement von Bohlen as the star here.”

Here’s two songs recorded and mixed right here at Burst HQ by Stuart Sikes (Cat Power, Cerys Matthews, The White Stripes, Modest Mouse), who handled the music production duties on this new set of killer tracks :

Maritime - For Science Fiction


Maritime - Guns Of Navarone

When they were working in Studio A back in April, Davey confided to us that this felt more like a rock record, more like themselves than their previous effort, harder hitting, with more hooks… and they were ecstatic with the results at that point. I have to say, after hearing the completed disc, mission accomplished… can’t wait to see what’s in store for these very talented - and super kind - hometown heroes.

Thanks to Flameshovel Records, who brought you Maritime’s previous - and critically acclaimed - We, The Vehicles. Their latest release, Heresy and the Hotel Choir, is out Oct. 16. [dh]