2024-10-01 10:43:05
„Complacency doesn’t suit me/Nothing is worse than mediocrity” and”My best days are behind me/But I’ll be damned if I give up”. or: Maximo Park catch up life stream level nature always wins.
One would not necessarily think that a decade since the start of British history, after a flawless debut and three brilliant successors, had been largely a failure to recapture its former strengths.
While the thought-provoking former singles now play more strongly in the context of the album than in their own context, the band’s fundamental issues can still be highlighted in these numbers: your own worst enemy In the past, it might have stood out in a more enjoyable way, rather than happening unobtrusively in an unflinching, rhythmically unfolding opening. and the following favorite song In theory it actually did everything it could to guarantee an instant hit, but in practice it lacked the lively energy (of the band’s original lineup?). In any case, now that everything has been replaced by a less obsessive, calmer consistency, the coup de grace no longer succeeds.
In short: you have songs like that beautiful semi-catchy tune The ending is as good as the beginning or Quiz shows clues Almost identical, just so often and so obviously better Maximo Park Go and listen.
In one piece, the band’s eighth studio album mitigates this somewhat through routine consistency. standards like this Doppelgänger eyes Or Vanessa Brisco Hay’s rather boring Comfort Zone cameo dormant until bursting Will selectively run infrequently. At the latest when (the successful opening phase of the record) almost follows the final passage I knew you would say thatNaughty Groove the road i choose and the impressive lyricism (and very serviceable synth arrangements) of closer There is no such thing as society Show that this makes the overall impression pleasantly correct upwards.
The laid-back title track (light and breezy, with beautifully crafted harmonies) unfortunately lacks the necessary bite at certain points – something that’s common with Ben H. Allen, by the way symptom of an overly loose production) and, above all, a bittersweet melancholic melody that shimmers quietly like a ballad armchair view In the end, the band’s only surprising lesson is that their calmer rhythms are better than clinging to their old responsibilities life stream.
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