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In 2005, Maxïmo Park released A Certain Trigger, their Mercury Prize-nominated debut full-length full of sharp, short little songs that were more absorbing and creative than most of the post-punk efforts that emerged in the clamor to pick up The Strokes’ baton. The follow-up, Our Earthly Pleasures, didn’t depart from lead singer Paul Smith’s expressive howls and lyrically packed reminiscences, but the songs were cleaner, poppier, and sometimes weirder. On this third release, Nick Launay (Arcade Fire, Public Image Ltd., Talking Heads, Gang of Four, Grinderman) produces, bringing along the cosmic sheen he gave to the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s latest,...