Maxïmo Park Share New Lyric Video For ‘Why Must A Building Burn?’

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Maxïmo Park have shared a new lyric video for ‘Why Must A Building Burn?’ from their new album ‘Nature Always Wins’, which is out now via Prolifica Inc.

Talking about the new album, Paul Smith said “We’re really proud of the album and even though it’s our seventh, we get as excited about the release day as if it was the first time. It’ll be strange not to be able to go out and see it in the shops, but it’s nice to think that these songs might provide listeners with some uplifting moments during the pandemic and beyond.”

Today the band have shared a new lyric video for the album’s Poignant centrepiece ‘Why Must A Building Burn?’. Talking about the track, Smith adds “Why Must A Building Burn? is a snapshot of ordinary lives touched by tragedy in different ways. I think the heavy subject matter is alleviated, and made more resonant, by the effervescent music. I was thinking of how Prince does that brilliantly in ‘Sign O’ The Times’ when we wrote the song.”

Check out the new track here:

The band are set to play a live streamed show from The Riverside, Newcastle, which will take place on Saturday March 6th at 8:30pm GMT. Fans can get tickets for the event here.

Here’s the tracklisting for the band’s upcoming album, which is out today!

1. Partly Of My Making
2. Versions Of You
3. Baby, Sleep
4. Placeholder
5. All Of Me
6. Ardour (featuring Pauline Murray)
7. Meeting Up
8. Why Must A Building Burn
9. I Don’t Know What I’m Doing
10. The Acid Remark
11. Feelings I’m Supposed To Feel
12. Child Of The Flatlands

The band are also set to play a run of album launch shows, which are set to take place in April.

Thur 22 April – Kingston – Pryzm – with Banquet (soc. distanced)
Thur 22 April – Kingston – Pryzm – with Banquet (soc. distanced)
Fri 23 April – Kingston – Pryzm – w/ Banquet (soc. distanced) – SOLD OUT
Fri 23 April – Kingston – Pryzm – w/ Banquet (soc. distanced) – SOLD OUT
Sat 24 April – Newcastle – Tyne Theatre (soc. distanced)
Sat 24 April – Newcastle – Tyne Theatre (soc. distanced) – SOLD OUT
Tue 24 Aug – Dundee – Fat Sam’s – with Assai Records
Wed 25 Aug – Edinburgh – The Liquid Room – with Assai Records
Sat 28 Aug – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club – with Crash Records
Sun 29 Aug – Preston – Blitz – with Action Records
Mon 30 Aug – Liverpool – The Arts Club – with Jacaranda Records
Wed 01 Sept – Coventry – The Empire – with HMV
Thur 02 Sept -Oxford – O2 Academy2 Oxford – with Truck Store
Fri 3rd Sept – The Brook – Southampton – with Vinilo
Sun 05 Sept – Bexhill – De La Warr Pavilion – with Music’s Not Dead
Mon 06 Sept – Norwich – The Waterfront – with HMV

The band are also set to go on a headline tour in June, you can catch them on the following dates.

Tues 8th June – Bristol, Trinity
Weds 9th June – London, EartH – SOLD OUT
Thurs 10th June – London, EartH
Sat 12th June – Manchester, O2 Ritz
Sun 13th June – Newcastle, Boiler Shop – SOLD OUT
Tues 15th June – Sheffield, The Leadmill
Weds 16th June – Glasgow, Saint Lukes
Thurs 17th June – Birmingham, The Mill