“Ambitious, literary and genuinely moving.”
Overleaf Chapter one: The Record
Art Rock · Chamber Pop
The Lantern Archive
A concept album in five chapters
Containing the albumThe Cartographer& the story so far
Listen to The CartographerPortland, OR · MMXXVI
Chapter one
The Record
The latest volume · Vol. IV
The Cartographer
Album, published 2026
Chapter two
Moving Pictures
Chapter three · 4 keepsakes
The Merch Table
Chapter four
The Itinerary
Forthcoming engagements5 entries
- 21Nov 2026Sat · 20:00Lamplighter HallPortland, USTickets for Lamplighter Hall, 21 Nov (opens in a new tab)
- 05Dec 2026Sat · 20:00The Ferry LightSeattle, USSold out
- 20Dec 2026Sun · 20:00The Fogline ChapelSan Francisco, USTickets for The Fogline Chapel, 20 Dec (opens in a new tab)
- 06Jan 2027Wed · 20:00The Inkwell TheatreChicago, USTickets for The Inkwell Theatre, 06 Jan (opens in a new tab)
- 25Jan 2027Mon · 20:00The Bookbinder BallroomNew York, USTickets for The Bookbinder Ballroom, 25 Jan (opens in a new tab)
Chapter five
The Story So Far
The Lantern Archive tell one story per record. Their new album, The Cartographer, follows a mapmaker charting a coastline that keeps changing — told across five chapters of strings, brass and slowly building rock.
The band is led by songwriter Miriam Hale, who writes every album first as a short novel before a single note is recorded.
Dramatis personae
- Miriam HaleVocals, Piano
- Owen ParkGuitar
- Teo AlvarezStrings
- June CastellanoDrums
Catalogue entry
- Filed under
- Art Rock; Chamber Pop
- Place of origin
- Portland, OR
- Volumes
- 4
- Company
- 4 players
Chapter six · 6 plates
Plates
Chapter seven · from the press
Notices
Chapter nine
Correspondence
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