Autori: Duncan Lloyd, Paul Smith, Thomas English
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Genere: Alternative
I Maxïmo Park annunciano oggi l'uscita del nuovo album Stream of Life il 27 settembre via Lower Third. La notizia dell'ottavo album in studio della band arriva insieme alla pubblicazione del singolo "Your Own Worst Enemy".
La strada per Stream of Life ha visto la band collaborare ancora una volta con Ben Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective), produttore vincitore di un Grammy per Nature Always Wins, e segna la prima volta che si ritrovano tutti insieme in studio per realizzare un album dal 2016.
Il disco trova la band nello stato forse più riflessivo in cui si sia mai trovata. Il cantante Paul Smith, l'autore di testi più lit-pop, ha tratto il titolo dell'album da un racconto della scrittrice brasiliana di origini ucraine Clarice Lispector, ispirato sia dal suo stile di flusso di coscienza sia dal modo in cui induce a riflettere sui meccanismi interni della mente delle persone.
Both form and concept bleed satisfyingly into how Stream of Life itself was created – recorded quickly, making fast decisions, not overly-editing oneself - and more specifically how ‘Your Own Worst Enemy’ becomes a study in deception. It considers the things we conceal from ourselves, and others, in order to maintain some inner equilibrium.
Commenting on the single, lead singer Paul Smith says: “'Your Own Worst Enemy’ has a different feel to anything we've done before - loose and lean, yet still rocking! It's about that horrible feeling where you suddenly realise you've made a familiar error, and also the lies we tell each other on a daily basis to avoid confrontation or turmoil.”
Continuing about the album he says: “We've always tried to document the world around us at each stage of our lives while subtly nudging the music forward each time - this record continues that mission. It was great to be back in a studio after recording remotely last time. Working with Ben in Atlanta, and Burke in Byker, was as stimulating as it's ever been, and I think we captured that energy. Thematically, the record covers passion, politics, and privilege amongst other topics.”
Pre-order Stream of Life here.
Oct 8 - Academy, Dublin, IE Oct 9 - Limelight 2, Belfast, NI
Oct 11 - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, UK Oct 12 - New Century Hall, Manchester, UK Oct 13 - New Century Hall, Manchester, UK Oct 15 - Beckett Students’ Union, Leeds, UK
Oct 16 - Waterfront, Norwich, UK
Oct 18 - Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK
Oct 19 - Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK Oct 20 - Concorde 2, Brighton, UK
Oct 22 - Trinity, Bristol, UK
Oct 23 - Town Hall, Birmingham, UK Oct 24 - Leadmill, Sheffield, UK
Oct 26 - Boiler Shop, Newcastle, UK Oct 27 - Boiler Shop, Newcastle, UK Nov 4 - Melkweg Oz, Amsterdam, NL Nov 5 - Point Ephémère, Paris, FR
Nov 6 - Stollwerck, Cologne, DE Nov 8 - Markthalle, Hamburg, DE Nov 9 - VEGA, Copenhagen, DK Nov 10 - Metropol, Berlin, DE
Nov 12 - Exil, Zurich, CH
Nov 13 - Technikum. Munich, DE Nov 14 - Substage, Karlsruhe, DE
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La strada per Stream of Life ha visto la band collaborare ancora una volta con Ben Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective), produttore vincitore di un Grammy per Nature Always Wins, e segna la prima volta che si ritrovano tutti insieme in studio per realizzare un album dal 2016.
Il disco trova la band nello stato forse più riflessivo in cui si sia mai trovata. Il cantante Paul Smith, l'autore di testi più lit-pop, ha tratto il titolo dell'album da un racconto della scrittrice brasiliana di origini ucraine Clarice Lispector, ispirato sia dal suo stile di flusso di coscienza sia dal modo in cui induce a riflettere sui meccanismi interni della mente delle persone.
Both form and concept bleed satisfyingly into how Stream of Life itself was created – recorded quickly, making fast decisions, not overly-editing oneself - and more specifically how ‘Your Own Worst Enemy’ becomes a study in deception. It considers the things we conceal from ourselves, and others, in order to maintain some inner equilibrium.
Commenting on the single, lead singer Paul Smith says: “'Your Own Worst Enemy’ has a different feel to anything we've done before - loose and lean, yet still rocking! It's about that horrible feeling where you suddenly realise you've made a familiar error, and also the lies we tell each other on a daily basis to avoid confrontation or turmoil.”
Continuing about the album he says: “We've always tried to document the world around us at each stage of our lives while subtly nudging the music forward each time - this record continues that mission. It was great to be back in a studio after recording remotely last time. Working with Ben in Atlanta, and Burke in Byker, was as stimulating as it's ever been, and I think we captured that energy. Thematically, the record covers passion, politics, and privilege amongst other topics.”
Pre-order Stream of Life here.
Oct 8 - Academy, Dublin, IE Oct 9 - Limelight 2, Belfast, NI
Oct 11 - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, UK Oct 12 - New Century Hall, Manchester, UK Oct 13 - New Century Hall, Manchester, UK Oct 15 - Beckett Students’ Union, Leeds, UK
Oct 16 - Waterfront, Norwich, UK
Oct 18 - Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK
Oct 19 - Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK Oct 20 - Concorde 2, Brighton, UK
Oct 22 - Trinity, Bristol, UK
Oct 23 - Town Hall, Birmingham, UK Oct 24 - Leadmill, Sheffield, UK
Oct 26 - Boiler Shop, Newcastle, UK Oct 27 - Boiler Shop, Newcastle, UK Nov 4 - Melkweg Oz, Amsterdam, NL Nov 5 - Point Ephémère, Paris, FR
Nov 6 - Stollwerck, Cologne, DE Nov 8 - Markthalle, Hamburg, DE Nov 9 - VEGA, Copenhagen, DK Nov 10 - Metropol, Berlin, DE
Nov 12 - Exil, Zurich, CH
Nov 13 - Technikum. Munich, DE Nov 14 - Substage, Karlsruhe, DE
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