As the year draws to a close, we thought we’d take a look at some of the records that have soundtracked our past 12 months. As ever, we’ll remind you that music is not a competition and there is so much to discover out there – and with the government’s (in the UK, at least)…
Maxïmo Park’s seventh album ‘Nature Always Wins’ finds Paul Smith, Duncan Lloyd and Tom English asking ‘who we are, who do we want to be, and do we have any control over it?’ From issues of neglect, corruption and tragedy to major life changes, it’s all examined against a backdrop of art rock recorded and…
Maximo Park have shared new track ‘I Don’t Know What I’m Doing’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Nature Always Wins’ in February. The song is somewhat akin to The Cribs covering Roxy Music as Paul Smith confronts the impact that your own actions can have on others: ‘It’s about taking responsibility for how…
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