Too Much Information (album)

Too Much Information
Studio album by Maxïmo Park
Released	3 February 2014
Recorded	2013
Genre	Indie rock
Label	V2, Daylighting
Producer	Maximo Park / Duncan Lloyd / Field Music / Dave Okumu
Maxïmo Park chronology
The National Health (2012) Too Much Information (2014)
Singles from Too Much Information
"Leave This Island" Released: 27 January 2014 "Midnight On The Hill" Released: 12 May 2014 "Give, Get, Take" Released: 1 December 2014[1]

Too Much Information is the fifth studio album by English indie rock band Maxïmo Park. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 February 2014 by V2 Records and Daylighting Records. PIAS Recordings in the U.S and Europe. Hostess Entertainment in Japan and Universal Records in Germany

Album information

The album was mainly recorded at the band's studio but initially started at the studio of Peter and David Brewis of Field Music, in an interview front man Paul Smith describes what the brothers brought to some of the tracks they worked on for the record.

"Dave kind of took the reins in terms of engineering. He would say “what sort of sound do you want” we said “yeah maybe a round bass sound”. Peter Brewis played a bit of marimba on a couple of the songs. So they added a bit of their musical knowledge to the whole thing."^[2]

The bulk of the album was recorded by the band's guitarist Duncan Lloyd at the band's own studio in Newcastle during the end 2013.

The album included contributions from Dave Okumu from the The Invisible and was mixed by Nicolas Vernhes who previously worked with Deerhunter on Monomania. B-sides from the album campaign include "A Vague Implication" (from "Leave This Island") and "When I'm Alone" (from "Midnight On The Hill").

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	62/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Alternative Press	[4]
Altsounds	51% [5]
Slant Magazine	[6]
NME	[7]

At Alternative Press, Tim Karan rated the album three-and-a-half out of five stars, noting that "Although past Maxïmo Park records certainly exhibited diversity, they often sacrificed cohesion in the process; however, Too Much Information has just the right balance of depth, maturity and consistency to ensure success."^[4] The NME gave the album 7/10, praising the band's success against "anti-guitar gunfire".^[8]

Track listing

All lyrics by Paul Smith; all music by Duncan Lloyd, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Give, Get, Take"		3:20
2.	"Brain Cells"		3:08
3.	"Leave This Island"	Lukas Wooller	4:00
4.	"Lydia, The Ink Will Never Dry"		3:02
5.	"My Bloody Mind"		3:42
6.	"Is It True?"	Archis Tiku, Wooller, Lloyd	3:45
7.	"Drinking Martinis"		3:31
8.	"I Recognise the Light"		2:15
9.	"Midnight on the Hill"		4:05
10.	"Her Name Was Audre"		2:00
11.	"Where We're Going"	Lloyd, Smith	2:43

German bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Out Of Harm's Way"	Wooller	3:10

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"M.O.R. In Dylan's Bar"	2:41
13.	"Give, Get, Take" (Lukas Wooller's Brute Acid Remix)	5:47

Deluxe edition

1. "Middlesbrough Man" (based on Edinburgh Man, originally by The Fall) - 4:00
2. "I'll Be Here in the Morning" (originally by Townes Van Zandt) - 3:02
3. "Lover, Lover, Lover" (originally by Leonard Cohen) - 3:29
4. "Northern Sky" (originally by Nick Drake) - 3:43
5. "Final Day" (originally by Young Marble Giants) - 2:00
6. "Fade Into You" (originally by Mazzy Star) - 4:34
7. "On The Sly" (iTunes bonus track) - 3:25

Personnel

Maxïmo Park

• Tom English – drums, percussion
• Duncan Lloyd – electric guitar, backing vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
• Paul Smith – lead vocals
• Archis Tiku – bass guitar
• Lukas Wooller – keyboards

References

1. "Give, Get, Take - Single by Maxïmo Park on Apple Music". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
2. Shearn, Matthew. ""It's a bit like a detective story" : Paul Smith of Maximo Park Interviewed.". Figure8 Magazine. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
3. "Too Much Information by Maxïmo Park". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
4. Zaleski, Annie (2014). "Maxïmo Park – Too Much Information". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. March 2014 (308): 93. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
5. "Altsounds review".
6. "Slant review".
7. "NME review".
8. NME.COM. "Maximo Park - 'Too Much Information' - NME.COM". Retrieved 1 October 2016.