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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
Her Name was Audre, inspired by American feminist poet Audre Lorde, is this band at its finest: quirky, infectious and built around the chorus
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
There’s an impressive sturdiness to the songs on the Sunderland band’s fifth record
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Digital Fix
The search for this year's model, tomorrow's shining thrill, doesn't always have to come at the expense of those who deserve an ounce or so of loyalty. Stick with Maximo Park
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8.0
62773
8.0 |
The Music
Maximo Park will always be an emotional band; they’re so good at it
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8.0
62968
8.0 |
Q
Significantly more than merely an academic exercise. Print edition only
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7.0
62249
7.0 |
Clash
This fifth album contains icier, rather Fever Ray inspired electronic soundscapes, frontman Paul Smith’s eccentric tales of nocturnal sports and deceased poets are mostly backed by the angular pop production fans of this band have come to expect
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7.0
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7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Neither forward looking nor, overtly retro or especially of the moment - it just is, in the best sense
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7.0
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7.0 |
Uncut
Appreciable fifth from Newcastle synth pseuds. Print edition only
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7.0
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7.0 |
Slant Magazine
While it's not the joyous return to peak form of 2012's The National Health, Too Much Information still marks Maximo Park as a band capable of beatific, melancholy-kissed rock that almost no one does well anymore
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7.0
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NME
Despite Maximo Park embracing this modernist new tack, traces of Maximo's trademark Smiths-y melodies, tense jangles and occasional air of DH Lawrence getting amorous on Newcastle Brown Ale all linger
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7.0
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The 405
They prove on this record that they're a band still very much in touch with modern trends, and that their repertoire isn't dulled by age. They're as sharp, relevant and impressive as ever
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7.0
62625
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
You get the feeling that Maximo Park have done their apprenticeship and are just starting as songwriters and craftsmen. So don’t call it a comeback. Call it a beginning
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6.1
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Pitchfork
Nothing much has changed here, but you wouldn’t exactly ask it to
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6.0
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DIY
When they're not absolutely desperate to demonstrate the extent of their intelligence they're still capable of making something with merit
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6.0
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6.0 |
No Ripcord
Fans of the early sound as well as newcomers should find plenty here to like, but perhaps not to love
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6.0
62250
6.0 |
musicOMH
They’ve made easily the most interesting and eclectic album of their career – they just didn’t quite include enough of those heartwarming hooks to make it their best
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It can be straightforward, but more often than not on Too Much Information it’s actually quite clever
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6.0
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6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
They remain the kind of inquisitive band who couldn’t give a monkey’s about charges of pretension
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6.0
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6.0 |
Time Out
Lines like ‘she didn’t bore me with her consummate display’ (from the delicately-titled ‘Lydia, The Ink Will Never Dry’) will undoubtedly annoy those with a low tolerance for the pretentious
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5.8
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5.8 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Disappointing
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4.0
62632
4.0 |
Under The Radar
The problem is that there is too little to dig into, to revel in. In many senses, Too Much Information is ultimately not enough
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4.0
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4.0 |
Mojo
The overhaul needed to be much more far-reaching. Print edition only
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Independent
The music struggles to match the lyrical focus, sounding piecemeal and haphazard
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Irish Times
It’s easy to admire Maxïmo Park’s perseverance. It’s easier to wonder where their resolve comes from
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3.0
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3.0 |
PopMatters
Brimming with half formed ideas and floundering melodies, Too Much Information is easily one of the most uninspired albums released so far in 2014
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