{"id":4657,"date":"2020-10-15T11:18:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T10:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=4657"},"modified":"2020-10-15T11:25:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T10:25:48","slug":"maximo-park-announce-new-album-nature-always-wins-plus-uk-tour-dates-for-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=4657","title":{"rendered":"Max\u00efmo Park announce new album Nature Always Wins plus UK tour dates for 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/maximopark.com\/\">Max\u00efmo Park<\/a><\/strong> today announced details of a new album, <strong>Nature Always Wins<\/strong>, along with a UK headline tour for 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The North East indie rockers also shared <strong>Baby, Sleep<\/strong>, the first single proper from the album, which will be released on 26 February via Prolifica Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It follows last month\u2019s surprise new track <strong>Child Of The Flatlands<\/strong>, a majestic, psychedelic slow-burner that cast a lovelorn look toward the meaning of place and its impact on identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Maximo Park - Baby, Sleep (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Qf6GYCFxvQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the band now reduced to a core three-piece of frontman Paul Smith, guitarist Duncan Lloyd and drummer Tom English, writing began with them seeking a different kind of fourth member &#8211; a producer who was also a musician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maximo-park-2020-pic-by-em-cole.jpg?resize=640%2C423\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maximo-park-2020-pic-by-em-cole.jpg?resize=1024%2C676&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maximo-park-2020-pic-by-em-cole.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maximo-park-2020-pic-by-em-cole.jpg?resize=768%2C507&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maximo-park-2020-pic-by-em-cole.jpg?resize=1536%2C1014&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maximo-park-2020-pic-by-em-cole.jpg?resize=2048%2C1352&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maximo-park-2020-pic-by-em-cole.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maximo-park-2020-pic-by-em-cole.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Maximo Park. Pic by Em Cole.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That turned out to be Atlanta-based Grammy-winning producer Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Deerhunter) who gave the band freedom to play and create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What they hadn&#8217;t anticipated was how that freedom would be soon be stripped, as lockdown restrictions left the band having to use the wonders of modern technology to perform real-time recording sessions across the ocean \u2013 themselves in Newcastle and Liverpool, with Allen at the helm in Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The title of the album &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/maximopark.com\/\"><strong>Max\u00efmo<\/strong>&#8216;s <\/a>seventh studio offering &#8211; nods to the famous Nature vs Nurture debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith said: &#8220;I&#8217;m so happy we were able to make this album during lockdown, as it&#8217;s been a challenging time 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