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67 out of 100

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8.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: Gil Norton produced this second album for the Paul Smith-fronted UK rock outfit, who debuted in 2005 with the Mercury Music Prize-nominated 'A Certain Trigger.'

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. Sputnikmusic
    90
    Our Earthly Pleasures, in contrast to the water-tight radio punk of its predecessor, overflows with ideas, even if it's to the detriment of the material.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Ultimately, Maximo Park have bravely taken a chance with this album, trying to experiment with their sound rather than settling for what had previously brought them success. Shame they weren't up to the task.
  3. Playlouder
    30
    This air of superiority is pervasive on 'Our Earthly Pleasures', which is a pity when you consider contemporaries such as Franz Ferdinand can do clever without it getting in the way of the fact all they're really doing is making good pop records.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. philg
    10
    as sharif said, initially a little disappointing, but what lies beneath the sheen of the unknown is a fantastic album, as full of ideas and pop hooks as the first, and eventualy you will come to see the album as what it is, flawless.… Expand
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  2. BenJ
    4
    Unfortunately, a very poor follow up to a good debut. The second half lacks decent songs.
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  3. JamieP.
    3
    Embarrassingly awkward lyrics make this unlistenable for me. I tried skipping Books From Boxes (this song is dire in the extreme), but I just kept coming across tracks that made me want to hurt someone. Such a shame, because A Certain Trigger was a lovely album, full of great licks and angular phrasing. I think they tried to amplify that, and it just comes out as horrific pop with shite lyrics that don't scan.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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