Maxïmo Park release punchy new song "I Don't Know What I'm Doing"

"I Don't Know What I'm Doing" is the third single to be shared from the band's new album, following last month's "Baby, Sleep" and September's "Child Of The Flatlands" single.

Lead vocalist Paul Smith says of the new track, "It's about taking responsibility for how your own behaviour can affect other people, and how nobody knows it all, but that doesn't stop us from trying. More personally, it's about the fears and self-doubt I've experienced as a new parent."

Nature Always Wins will be Maxïmo Park's first LP in three years after 2017's Risk To Exist.

Smith, guitarist Duncan Lloyd and drummer Tom English recruited Atlanta producer Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Deerhunter) as their temporary fourth member for Nature Always Wins, and ended up finishing the LP virtually from two different continents due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Discussing the album, Smith says, "I'm so happy we were able to make this album during lockdown, as it's been a challenging time for everyone. After almost four 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 band have also announced some new album launch shows, which will see them play a socially distanced show at Pryzm in Kingston on 26 February 2021. Tickets go on sale 1 December at maximopark.com.