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Personnel: Paul Smith (vocals); Duncan Lloyd (guitar, keyboards, percussion, background vocals); Lukas Wooller (keyboards); Tom English (drums, percussion); Peter Brewis , David Brewis (percussion).Audio Mixer: Nicolas Vernhes.Recording information: Hollow Man Studios (2012-2013); Newcastle (2012-2013); Sunderland (2012-2013); Unit 11, London (2012-2013)."I wanted to try something different this time," Paul Smith sings at one point on Too Much Information, and in fact, Maxïmo Park try a few new things on their fifth album. This set of songs began as an experimental EP with Field Music's David and Peter Brewis, and the band sound as playful and relaxed as they were forceful and serious on their previous album The National Health. It's clear that they wanted to try as many approaches as possible: "My Bloody Mind" begins as a grinding rocker, then settles into something more confessional and endearing as Paul Smith wonders "Why do I long for a life/That I already have?" over a flowing pia