{"id":40660,"date":"2024-06-07T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40660"},"modified":"2024-06-01T07:37:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T11:37:41","slug":"maximo-park-share-new-single-your-own-worst-enemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40660","title":{"rendered":"Max\u00efmo Park share new single \u2018Your Own Worst Enemy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Max\u00efmo Park\u00a0have announced new album\u00a0\u2018Stream of Life\u2019\u00a0for release\u00a0on\u00a0September 27\u00a0via\u00a0Lower Third. News of the band\u2019s eighth studio album arrives alongside the release of its lead single\u00a0<em>Your Own Worst Enemy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The road to\u00a0\u2018Stream of Life\u2019 saw the band link up once again with Ben Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective), Grammy-winning producer of 2021\u2019s near-chart-topping, pandemic-era tour de force\u00a0\u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/maximo-park-announce-new-album-nature-always-wins-share-video-for-new-single-baby-sleep\/\" title=\"Max\u00efmo Park announce new album \u2018Nature Always Wins\u2019\">Nature Always Wins<\/a>,\u2019 and as a result it marks the first time they have all been together in a studio to make an album since 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to <em>Your Own Worst Enemy<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/urgwbz8ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001GJ3KeYvPfUsFJlFr5gqMPxR16sEV-V0W1e9Sb35nuAY9t-u2MIFSUYH_oOfmUE9ISrH0OVpBrWjhvhgTM4lbgvoYAcDCGUEsIwR9yOmPLJy8pDqrgOWWpqK9ePxC6UJ9b92V9vKOp_C8uw2Ef_BktxcbhDte7Mxm&amp;c=jPkQ01x0Y9MRfziJXGvoEeqnuQMHACfI3feccO26q0O0xApWZ-Qddg==&amp;ch=1514uQf3LpqslYtMOAVuPjB0f9BTbP0aCfdEqpwq4_sIVy2tID1LWA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> or via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 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\/WxxVQ-mpGYQ?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\n\n\n<p><br>It finds the band in perhaps the most reflective state they\u2019ve been in. Lead singer Paul Smith, this most lit-pop of lyric writers, took the album title from a short story by Ukrainian-born Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector, inspired by both its stream of consciousness style and the way it prompts reflection on the inner mechanisms of people&#8217;s minds. It begs the question of why they do the things that they do, even when they can seem counterintuitive to the outsider. There&#8217;s an inner flow to every individual &#8211; a stream of life.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both form and concept bleed satisfyingly into how\u00a0\u2018Stream of Life\u2019\u00a0itself was created \u2013 recorded quickly, making fast decisions, not overly-editing oneself &#8211; and more specifically how <em>Your Own Worst Enemy<\/em> becomes a study in deception. It considers the things we conceal from ourselves, and others, in order to maintain some inner equilibrium.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the single, lead singer Paul Smith says:&nbsp;<em>\u201c&#8217;Your Own Worst Enemy\u2019 has a different feel to anything we&#8217;ve done before &#8211; loose and lean, yet still rocking! It&#8217;s about that horrible feeling where you suddenly realise you&#8217;ve made a familiar error, and also the lies we tell each other on a daily basis to avoid confrontation or turmoil.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continuing about the album he says:\u00a0\u201c<em>We&#8217;ve always tried to document the world around us at each stage of our lives while subtly nudging the music forward each time &#8211; this record continues that mission. It was great to be back in a studio after recording remotely last time. Working with Ben in Atlanta, and Burke in Byker, was as stimulating as it&#8217;s ever been, and I think we captured that energy. Thematically, the record covers passion, politics, and privilege amongst other topics.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DC3602E0-236D-42B5-9A78-D58AB305B4F7.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DC3602E0-236D-42B5-9A78-D58AB305B4F7.png?resize=1024%2C1024\" alt=\"Maximo Park Stream of Life cover artwork\" class=\"wp-image-40662\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DC3602E0-236D-42B5-9A78-D58AB305B4F7.png?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DC3602E0-236D-42B5-9A78-D58AB305B4F7.png?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DC3602E0-236D-42B5-9A78-D58AB305B4F7.png?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DC3602E0-236D-42B5-9A78-D58AB305B4F7.png?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DC3602E0-236D-42B5-9A78-D58AB305B4F7.png?w=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2019Stream of Life\u2019 track list<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Your Own Worst Enemy<br>2. Favourite Songs<br>3. Dormant &#8216;Til Explosion (Feat. Vanessa Briscoe Hay)<br>4. The End Can Be As Good As The Start<br>5. Armchair View<br>6. Quiz Show Club<br>7. Stream Of Life<br>8. Doppelg\u00e4nger Eyes<br>9. I Knew You\u2019d Say That<br>10. The Path I Chose<br>11. No Such Thing As A Society\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-order \u2018Stream of Life\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/maximo-park.ffm.to\/streamoflife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Max\u00efmo Park\u00a0have announced new album\u00a0\u2018Stream of Life\u2019\u00a0for release\u00a0on\u00a0September 27\u00a0via\u00a0Lower Third. 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