Maxïmo Park are back with their first new music in nearly four years.
The band’s new track, ‘Child of The Flatlands’ is a rumination on nature, accompanied by a “visual art piece” from artist Greg Hodgson.
Frontman Paul Smith comments: “Child Of The Flatlands is an affectionate look at both the psychic and physical edgelands of the town where I grew up, punctuated by snapshots of modern Britain as viewed from a distant hillside.
“It’s about the inevitability of nature (in all senses of the word) over the order we try to impose on it. The quiet, melancholy choruses lament the loss of community spaces for marginalised people, and the overall pace is meant to evoke a long walk, collaging found sound, strings and insistent piano to create a mildly psychedelic pop odyssey.
“We commissioned Greg Hodgson to reflect the distorted blur of youth through his VHS lens, and to create a dreamlike vision of Teesside that reflects the episodic nature of the music. Hopefully viewers will recognise something of their own youth, playing in places where nature encroaches upon the urban landscape.”
Check it out below. Maxïmo Park’s most recent album, ‘Risk to Exist’ arrived in early 2017.
