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Song Premiere: The Maldives’ “2 Know U Is 2 Love U”

The Seattle alt-country institution takes things in a new direction with the first single from its upcoming album, 'Mad Lives.'

Seth Sommerfeld
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The Maldives isn’t exactly scrapping the unvarnished alt-country rock sound that’s earned the band a beloved Seattle following over the past 13 years, but there are so many more vast expanses singer-songwriter Jason Dodson yearns to explore. “2 Know U Is 2 Love U,” the first single from the Maldives upcoming fifth album Mad Lives (out March 31), makes it clear the new sonic journey will still be a heartily enjoyable one.

Tapping into entirely fresh soundscapes—a bright opening swell of strings, gorgeous cascading keys, plucked staccato accents—the band creates a soaring instrumental backdrop over which Dodson warmly delivers a lyrical mix of melancholy musings (“No, I’m not crazy / I’ve been drinking to erase me”) and lovesick lines. Listen below.

Mad Lives will be available for preorder on iTunes starting March 1. Catch the Maldives play “2 Know U Is 2 Love U” and other tunes from the new record, when the band heads to the Triple Door on Saturday, April 1 for two album release shows with Naomi Wachira. Tickets for both the early and late show are on sale now for $20 at TheTripleDoor.net.

The Maldives: Mad Lives Release Show
Apr 1, The Triple Door, $20–$25




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Seth Sommerfeld
Seth Sommerfeld
Assistant Editor (Arts) Seth Sommerfeld runs the arts department at Seattle Met, crafting the magazine's On the Town section, editing the Culture Fiend blog, and contributing to reader service features such as “The Ultimate Seahawks Guide” and the front-of-the-book department, Mudroom. Seth has written about music and culture for Rolling Stone, Spin, Pacific Northwest Inlander, Charleston Post and Courier, Syracuse Post-Standard, and Billings Gazette. He also extensively covered the NBA Draft for years for Fox Sports and NBADraft.net, and was published as part of Myth, Media, and Culture in Star Wars: An Anthology. Originally from Billings, Montana, Seth first lived in Washington while earning an undergraduate degree in journalism and broadcasting at Gonzaga University. He followed up those studies at Syracuse University, where he earned a master’s degree in arts journalism.