“One Love” follows up with other intoxicating tracks “Long Exposure” and “Can You Hear Nature Sing?“. In the new single, Allison uses the flower metaphor “to signify a rare kind of fragile love perishing in the shade.”

 “It’s a song about someone feeling unsure in a relationship, needing reassurance. The flower metaphors are rare flowers used to signify a rare, precious, all encompassing love. Blood Camellia suggests flesh, veins and a pulse, Fire Lilies imbue a sense of passion and Juliette Rose seems to hint at Shakespeare” she explains.

I’m excited to announce the third single from my upcoming LP,

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Since the premiere of lead single ‘Baby Sleep’, the video, which dropped in October of last year. And single ‘Child of the Flatlands’ a month prior and finally the third single ‘I Don’t Know What I’m Doing’ which dropped on 27 November 2020, a lot of buzz has been circulating over the anticipated release of the band’s seventh studio album ‘Nature Always Wins‘ to be released on February 26th 2021.

As music fans have seen, the Lockdown blues has not been strong enough to stop creativity. And now Maximo Park has returned to show us what they have been up to during COVID. Lead singer, Paul Smith describes their triumphant return and how the band coped during Lockdown, ‘’I’m so happy we were able to make this album during the lockdown, as it’s been a challenging time for everyone’ Smith continues to chart the band’s passage of time, ‘After almost 4 years since ‘Risk To Exist’, we wanted to explore new musical territory (for us) without sacrificing our trademark melodic twists and heartfelt lyrics. As always, the passing of time looms large, although the songs contain more affection for the past than before, and there are occasional hints of the fractious, divided time that we live in.”

The Newcastle Upon Tyne cooky rockers have a lot to follow-up with, with two gold albums and six studio albums under their belt. And of course, not forgetting, their Mercury Prize nomination, back in 2005 a time where hand sanitiser was not a daily routine and high waisted skinny jeans were everywhere the band was nominated for debut ‘A Certain Trigger’. They were the Indie darlings that we couldn’t stop listening to, and now with their return, they are set to regain their crown. Die-hard fans will remember the 2005 release of their second single ‘Apply Some Pressure’ which capitulated the stylish bands into the stars and our iPod Nanos and will no doubt be performed in their live steam, March 6th 2021 from the Riverside venue.

If the lead single ‘Baby Sleeps’ is anything to go on, fans are seeing that nothing has been sacrificed with the band safely rooted in their unique Indie sound. Although the passing of time often leaves uncertainty and doubts, fans now can feel certain for the return of Maximo Park on March 6th 2021.

Click here to pre-order the album.

Maximo Park UK 2021 Tour

25/02/2021- Club Pryzm – Kingston Upon Thames (Postponed)

26/02 – Club Pryzm – Kingston Upon Thames (Postponed)

27/02 – Tyne Theatre – Newcastle Upon Tyne (Postponed)

22/04 – Club Pryzm – Kingston Upon Thames

23/04 – Club Pryzm – Kingston Upon Thames

24/04 – Tyne Theatre – Newcastle Upon Tyne

08/06 – Trinity Centre – Bristol

09/06 – Theatre, EartH – London

10/06 – Theatre, EartH – London

12/06 – O2 Ritz – Manchester

13/06 – Boiler Shop – Newcastle Upon Tyne

15/06 – The Leadmill – Sheffield

16/06 – Saint Luke’s – Glasgow

17/06 – The Mill Digbeth – Digbeth

20/06 – Isle of wright festival 2021 – Newport (Isle of Wright)

31/07 – Neverworld 2021 – Edenbridge

24/08 – Fat Sams – Dundee

25/08 – Liquid Room – Edinburgh

27-29/08 – Solfest 2021 – Silloth

27/08 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds

29/08 – Blitz – Preston

30/08 – Art’s Club – Liverpool

01/09 – Empire Coventry – Coventry

02/09 – Academy – Oxford

03/09 – The Brook – Southampton

05/09 – De La Warr Pavilion – Bexhill-On-Sea

06/09 – Waterfront – Norwich

Yungblud has also confirmed the incoming arrival of his second studio album, Weird. Pending for release on November 13th, Weird will follow Yungblud’s most recent EP, The Underrated Youth (2019), and will supersede his 2018 released self-titled debut. 

So far, Yungblud has shared two sizzling tracks from Weird, the explosive Strawberry Lipstick and the album’s title track. A twelve track album, Weird will feature songs like The Freak Show, It’s Quiet In Beverly Hills, Ice Cream and Superdeadfriends. Lemonade, Yungblud’s recent collaboration with American rapper Denzel Curry, will not be a part of the album. 

Speaking on the upcoming Weird to NME, Yungblud, real name Dominic Harrison, meditated upon the many moods of his forthcoming record. Harrison stated that “The album is a mix of emo-Dom, new-wave-Dom, metal-Dom, happy-Dom, sad-Dom and all over-the place-bonkers-mental-can’t-put-your-finger-on-him Dom.” This concept is certainly reflected in the dichotomic cover art, which denotes Harrison posing in various guises. 

Harrison continued, saying that “Since the beginning of time, humans have been so complex and have like 15 different personalities at once – but we’re the first generation to accept it and know that it’s alright to be who you are”

Punky and punching, God Save Me, But Don’t Drown Me Out is completely captivating. Opening with an infectious guitar riff, Yungblud sings frantic, intense lyrics such as “Calm me down, before I sleep/Cause I don’t know where I’ve just been” and “the morning seems so far away/And the dr*gs just hit, so I’m wide awake”

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WEIRD! the album will be released on friday 13th of november. i cannot wait for you to fall into this world with me. together let’s re define what it means to be “different”. embrace the strange. never settle for being anything less than 100% who you are, even if that’s 15 different people all at the same time. i love each and every one of you for exactly who you are. you saved my fucking life! what does it mean to be weird? let’s find out. GO PRE ORDER NOW!!! (link in bio) oh … and btw there’s a song out tooweareweird

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As the strong percussion builds and the instrumentation rises anticipatively, Yungblud launches into the song’s climax, roaring the redemptive chorus: “Not gonna waste my life, ’cause I’ve been fucked up/’Cause it doesn’t matter/So, waste my time, and God save all of us/And the walls, they’ll shatter”

Yungblud dropped God Save Me, along with its accompanying lyric video, to his official YouTube channel today. The track’s immediate popularity amongst Yungblud fans is immediate, as the post has received over 96,000 views in a few short hours. 

Yungblud also took to social media today to confirm the upcoming arrival of Weird. Posting the cover art to Weird on Instagram, Yungblud declared to his fans that “I love each and every one of you for exactly who you are.” 

The artist continued encouragingly, writing “I cannot wait for you to fall into this world with me. Together let’s redefine what it means to be “different”. Embrace the strange. Never settle for being anything less than 100% who you are.” Receiving a whopping 319,000 likes, Yungblud’s celebratory post was met with joy from fans. 

The full tracklist for Weird can be found below:
1. Teresa
2. Cotton candy
3. Strawberry lipstick
4. Mars
5. Superdeadfriends
6. Love song
7. God Save Me, But Don’t Drown Me Out
8. ice cream man
9. Weird
10. Charity
11. It’s Quiet In Beverly Hills
12. The Freak Show

God Save Me, But Don’t Drown Me Out is out now.