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MAXIMO PARK – STREAM OF LIFE – ALBUM REVIEW
Maximo Park always have stood apart from their contemporaries as indie for intellectuals and, at a time when indie rock is noteworthy once again, their new album, ‘Stream of Life’, serves as a timely reminder that there is more to the genre than Britpop and landfill-era big hitters.
Once you delve deeper into the genre you can find some quite sublime offerings from artists more concerned with integrity then popularity. That’s not to say that Maximo Park don’t have their own collection of bangers in their catalogue, but you know you’re in for a fuller experience than a cookie cutter record that many opt for.
‘Stream of Life’ is the first album the band have recorded together in person since 2016, after recording their pandemic-era album, ‘Nature Always Wins’ in isolation. They team up again with producer Ben Allen along with Burke Reid and you can hear the band pushing themselves further once more.
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They’ve always been musically ambitious, and they are audibly striving for something a little grander on this, their eighth studio album. Perhaps the great pitfall for a band respected for their willingness to experiment is staying true to your core sound, but somehow the group have always managed to get that balance right.
Again, with this album it’s more than familiar enough to engage their long-term fans. There are plenty of classic Maximo Park tracks on here, alongside a couple of bangers and some good fun like ‘Quiz Show Clue’.
It’s all very uplifting and enjoyable even when straying into more serious topics. When the world is heavy, it’s good to keep things light and again Maximo Park have summoned a collection of enjoyable indie rockers which go down as easily as that first Friday night pint!
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Volume 30 features our cover stars Sum 41 as they release their final album, ‘Heaven :x: Hell’. We also catch Pendulum live in Birmingham.
Our News Report has all the latest music news including live announcements from Download Festival, Foolhardy Folk Festival, Live At Leeds, Maximo Park, Fu Manchu, The Cribs, Cast, Twenty One Pilots, The Enemy, Northlane, The Home Team and Melt-Banana!
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Maximo Park – Nature Always Wins – Album Review
Because Maximo Park shot to prominence during the indie boom period sometimes harshly described as the landfill-indie generation, they are often lumped in with the other artists from this era with little thought. That generalisation does a disservice to a band that has always been a step above, artistically speaking.
Whilst the band has had their fair share of commercial success, it never felt like the aim from the band. Their longevity perhaps now provides the evidence that they were in it more for the music than the money. With the release of their seventh studio album they are once again bucking a trend from bands of that era, that is to simply rely on nostalgia.
‘Nature Always Wins’ is another trademark Maximo Park album and delivers another slice of quality over quantity from the band. I’ll say that there is nothing that upsets the applecart here. This is standard Maximo Park. But, that’s not a slight on the band. That’s because their albums have always featured an element of exploration of their sound.
This isn’t a crude attempt to relive past glories. There is craftsmanship and care on this record that is so often found lacking by bands looking to simply put out another album to plug. From start to finish this album provides a fluid listening experience with the likes of ‘Baby, Sleep’ and ‘All Of Me’ showing that the band still has a knack for creating catchy indie pop magic.
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Fans of the band now have another solid album to fit into their collection. ‘Nature Always Wins’ is right up there with anything the band has already given us. Yes, Maximo Park continue to buck trends and demonstrate that they were always a cut above most of their contemporaries from the mid-noughties indie scene!
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