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Maxmo Park announce their eighth studio album, Stream OfLife, via Lower Third. The road to Stream Of Life saw the bandlink up once again with Ben Allen Gnarls Barkley, AnimalCollective, GRAMMYwinning producer of 2021s nearcharttopping, Pandemicera tour de force, Nature Always Wins, andas a result it marks the first time they have all been together in astudio to make an album since 2016.It finds the band in perhaps the most reflective state theyvebeen in. Lead singer Paul Smith, this most litpop of lyricwriters, took the album title from a short story by UkrainianbornBrazilian writer Clarice Lispector, inspired by both its stream ofconsciousness style and the way it prompts reflection on theinner mechanisms of peoples minds. It begs the question ofwhy they do the things that they do, even when they can seemcounterintuitive to the outsider. Theres an inner flow to everyindividual a stream of life.Commenting on the album, lead singer Paul Smith saysWevealways tried to document the world around us at each stage ofour lives while subtly nudging the music forward each time thisrecord continues that mission. It was great to be back in astudio after recording remotely last time. Working with Ben inAtlanta, and Burke in Byker, was as stimulating as it039s everbeen, and I think we captured that energy. Thematically, therecord covers passion, politics, and privilege amongst othertopics.Available to independent retailers on 140g Eco Mix splatter vinylin 3mm spined 300gsm outer sleeve with matt machine finishand printed board inner sleeve.
