{"id":39969,"date":"2024-04-04T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39969"},"modified":"2024-03-27T08:19:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T12:19:05","slug":"maximo-park-return-with-new-single-favourite-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39969","title":{"rendered":"Max\u00efmo Park Return With New Single \u2018Favourite Songs\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Max\u00efmo Park<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>have shared their brand-new single<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em>Favourite Songs<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>out via\u00a0Lower Third.\u00a0<em>Favourite Songs<\/em> is the band\u2019s own salute to the potency of pop music in its ability to provide solace in times of need, and a place to retreat into with like minds. Jerky riffs, shimmering synths and a driving chorus propel <em>Favourite Songs<\/em> to a place of collective joy, while singer Paul Smith\u2019s reassurances that \u201c<em>all of our troubles will fade away<\/em>\u201d ring out in elation. As the first new music from the band in more than 18 months it&#8217;s a song that finds them back in the mood for celebration, reveling in music&#8217;s power to create the strongest of bonds and send the strongest of messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singer Paul Smith comments on the song:\u00a0\u201c<em>Our aim was to create a peppy yet powerful ode to the consolation of music and companionship in the face of other people&#8217;s preconceptions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video clip for <em>Favourite Songs <\/em>via YouTube below or listen <a href=\"https:\/\/urgwbz8ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001AyoiBNBjLlY3PQKCwAIUNXqHl5e-lO8gURci4SGhpIr2ZuNUIVqrKo3xJNrgpZpDGRUV1BaQKbP55MuxWcdhH91088tPIWZ-Re6BjEmHDXVvKnmkIUBeOX1xH9zvCe8_bArsic0bFDhrn9W0CjlUhHKhE243069GBJWct6vSW2U=&amp;c=KxZJhjPOWSrVMvUrEwzOhmeD8Vh4h1inanlaONy1X6Nz3GQE0V0qRA==&amp;ch=ALFsuAj_pvGt_MjCCyC32Z_ViRwNWe6h7eysEKz2Ink5ELJs4UPsFA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_0waBgUdV4k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Max\u00efmo Park\u00a0have shared their brand-new single\u00a0Favourite Songs\u00a0out via\u00a0Lower Third.\u00a0Favourite Songs is the band\u2019s own salute to the potency of pop music in its ability to <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39969\" title=\"Max\u00efmo Park Return With New Single \u2018Favourite Songs\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,28,29,30,1907],"tags":[11494,11495,9471],"class_list":["post-39969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","category-news","tag-favourite-songs","tag-lower-third","tag-maximo-park-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4E859C37-F18F-4EB0-9F79-3900DFEE0456.jpeg?fit=1200%2C859","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-aoF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40660,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40660","url_meta":{"origin":39969,"position":0},"title":"Max\u00efmo Park share new single \u2018Your Own Worst Enemy\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"June 7, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Max\u00efmo Park\u00a0have announced new album\u00a0\u2018Stream of Life\u2019\u00a0for release\u00a0on\u00a0September 27\u00a0via\u00a0Lower Third. 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