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April 20, 2007

New Maxïmo Park - "Russian Literature"

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.

Maxïmo Park - "Russian Literature" (MP3)

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.

Posted by: Loggie at 04/20/07 4:52 PM | Reply
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you do realize that apply some pressure is from their last album... right?

Posted by: GiantPanda at 04/20/07 6:05 PM | Reply
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Their new album already leaked, and from what I've been hearing, it's pretty bad.

Posted by: Allen at 04/20/07 6:12 PM | Reply
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The song is excellent, as is the album which has been out in the UK for a few weeks now.

Posted by: Matt at 04/20/07 6:42 PM | Reply
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are you people crazy? Our Earthly Pleasures is in INCREDIBLE..What a kick ass sophomore album!!

Posted by: azbolden at 04/20/07 7:08 PM | Reply
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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.

Posted by: misha at 04/20/07 8:02 PM | Reply
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The album is great! Better than I'd expected.

Posted by: Sean at 04/20/07 8:27 PM | Reply
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IF YOU LIVE IN EUROPE - GO SEE MAXIMO PARK WITH YOUNGBLOOD BRASS BAND OPENING FOR THEM. YOU WON'T BE SORRY.

Posted by: Christopher at 04/21/07 12:29 AM | Reply
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The album is kind of like Bloc Party's new one in that the lyrics are really terrible but the music is...well...mediocre.

Posted by: Kyle at 04/21/07 12:17 PM | Reply
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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.

Posted by: Designate at 04/21/07 12:50 PM | Reply
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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.

Posted by: Bender Bending Rodriguez at 04/23/07 1:18 AM | Reply
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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:

Posted by: mahawhaaha at 05/07/07 5:13 AM | Reply
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