Maxïmo drop the Devo for “Russian Literature,” instead mixing some acoustic piano into a three-minute burst that flips from calculated, post-punk segues into a straight-rock hook. This tune also has the line that gives the UK best-selling record its name: “Our earthly pleasure distract us against our will / Are you hopeful or just gullible?” Too deep a question for a Friday afternoon, so just download and enjoy.
Our faves remain “Our Velocity” and “Apply Some Pressure,” both of which are streaming at MySpace.
Our Earthly Pleasures is out 5/8 on Warp.
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This is… terrible.
you do realize that apply some pressure is from their last album… right?
Their new album already leaked, and from what I’ve been hearing, it’s pretty bad.
The song is excellent, as is the album which has been out in the UK for a few weeks now.
are you people crazy? Our Earthly Pleasures is in INCREDIBLE..What a kick ass sophomore album!!
While I don’t love this track, I love what I found of the album I found on bitorrent. Sounds pretty solid to me, overall, tho.
The album is great! Better than I’d expected.
IF YOU LIVE IN EUROPE – GO SEE MAXIMO PARK WITH YOUNGBLOOD BRASS BAND OPENING FOR THEM. YOU WON’T BE SORRY.
The album is kind of like Bloc Party’s new one in that the lyrics are really terrible but the music is…well…mediocre.
I personally thought that this album is much better than their debut, it shows growth and I already listened to it more than I listened to their debut that only had a few good songs but wasn’t as good as a whole.
I thought the first record was brilliant. This one doesn’t sustain as well after the first five or so songs. Still, it’s better than 99% of the stuff out there.
yesaaar maximo park are the boyo.!!! im going to see then tomorrow and art brut are supposrting, i dony care what nayone else thinks. they are proper mint and its fgoint to be thebest life of my life!!!!! :S:D:DD:D::DD:D:D:D: