Buttless Chaps Like Maps

You'll be able to see Buttless Chaps somewhere other than a gay pride parade when Cartography, the band's new album, hits stores on Oct. 14 via Mint Records.

The band's sixth studio release was recorded at Vancouver's The Hive Creative Labs by Jesse Gander (Pride Tiger, The Pack A.D.). It features new drummer Dan Gaucher, who replaced Torben Wilson. Former Rheostatics bassist and The Violet Archers singer Tim Vesely appears on a few tracks.

The Buttless Chaps formed 10 years ago in Victoria and have released five albums since then. Their last was 2006's Where Night Holds Light. The band's lineup includes singer/guitar/banjo player Dave Gowans, guitarist/synthesizer player Lasse Lutick, keyboardist Morgan McDonald, singer/multi-instrumentalist Ida Nilsen and Gaucher.

The Buttless Chaps will showcase their new material when they map their way across Canada for these shows:

Oct. 3 Montreal, QC @ Kelp Records BBQ (Pop Montreal, afternoon)
Oct. 3 Montreal, QC @ Bar St. Laurent 2 (Pop Montreal, night)
Oct. 4 Peterborough, ON @ The Montreal House w/Wax Mannequin
Oct. 5 Ottawa, ON @ Elmdale House Tavern w/Wax Mannequin
Oct. 8 Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah w/Was Mannequin
Oct. 9 Guelph, ON @ Jimmy Jazz w/Wax Mannequin
Oct. 10 Toronto, ON @ Criminal Records (6 p.m. in-store)
Oct. 10 Toronto, ON @ The Drake w/Wax Mannequin
Oct. 11 Waterloo, ON @ TBA
Oct. 16 Calgary, AB @ Marquee Room w/Aaron Booth
Oct. 17 Canmore, AB @ The Canmore Hotel w/Old Reliable
Oct. 18 Edmonton, AB @ The Black Dog Freehouse (5 p.m.)
Oct. 18 Edmonton, AB @ Pawn Shop (Western Canadian Music Awards showcase)
Oct. 24 Victoria, BC @ Logan's Pub
Oct. 31 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret w/Ghosthouse and Fond Of Tigers

Here are the tracks on Cartography:

"Cartography"
"The Opera"
"Water By The Wayside"
"When It's Cold Outside"
"Broken Transit Broken Soil"
"Are We Forgiven Now?"
"Coal Grey Sky"
"Total Amounts Left Are Not Enough"
"Complications May Arise"
"Before The Night It Buries You"