Whitby, Ontario's Tom Meikle is the man behind Mappe Of, but the members of his other band, art rockers Common Age, come on tour with him. I hung out for a bit with Tom in the band tour van and we drank tea while the rest of the band smoked outside. They were touring this project's debut record, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone--available on Paper Bag Records.
It was Halloweekend 2017 and this folk band went as a death metal band for Halloween.
The past few years have been an interesting journey for Tom. When he discovered that a journalism degree wasn't for him, he took off for Australia and found the sound that would become Mappe Of.
Why wasn't journalism the right path for Tom? What unexpected Canadian bands did Tom play while busking on the streets of Australia? Is Tom secretly a metal head? And what kind of metal guy is he? How does Tom feel about Bon Hiver and Fleet Foxes comparisons? How is Mappe Of similar and different from Fleet Foxes? Which song on the record was inspired by the video game Zelda? What special kind of tea does Tom drink? You'll have to listen to find out!
Tracks played on the podcast edition of the show...
1) Mappe Of, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone (2017) "Nimbin"
2) Mappe Of, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone (2017) "Unfounded"
3) Alexisonfire, Crisis (2006), "This Could Be Anywhere In The World" (background/snippet)
4) City and Colour, Sometimes (2005) "Save Your Scissors" (background/snippet)
5) Mappe Of, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone (2017) "Peaceful Ghosts"
6) Opeth, Ghost Reveries (2005) "The Grand Conjuration" (background/snippet) **
7) Mappe Of, unreleased single "Pleasure" (Feist cover)
8) Mappe Of, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone (2017) "Kaepora"
ALL songs CANCON except **
