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- Summary: The seventh full-length studio release for the British rock band was produced by Ben Allen and features a guest appearance from Pauline Murray.
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- Record Label: Prolifica Recordings
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Mar 2, 2021Yes, it’s a more mature album than those initial shots that audiences lost their minds and virginities to from 2004 to 2007. But it’s also a rich, passionate and clever album that, even if it ends up being underrated, deserves full attention and praise.
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Feb 25, 2021Nature Always Wins is an ambitious album. From the understated "Meeting Up" to the sprawling and off-kilter closing number "Child of the Flatlands", it’s the sound of Maximo Park not so much maturing, as it is them evolving. And while Smith might well argue it’s the sound of them aging, there’s still plenty of life in them yet.
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Feb 25, 2021Aside from this one harrowing moment, ‘Nature Always Wins’ is very much an album packed with joyful pop songs and introspective anthems.
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Mar 2, 2021A band whose early commercial ubiquity shouldn’t obscure the continued creative vitality of their work, Maximo Park open a fresh era with some of their finest work in a decade.
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Mar 12, 2021While many of these ideas aren't particularly sexy, especially for artists who've recently turned forty, the band wisely keeps their grand, romantic gestures in check while making them thoughtful and relatable.
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Feb 25, 2021There’s no upturning of the band’s musical blueprint, but their social conscience has earned them a third act, with ‘Nature Always Wins’ a potent way to open it.
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Mar 16, 2021Maxïmo Park have returned re-invigorated and full of enthusiasm. It may never have been lost, but it has been put to great use on this fine album.
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Mar 21, 2021
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Jun 19, 2021This is an exciting and fresh release from now-veterans Maximo Park. It’s both thrilling and poignant and bears repeated listen.
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