Pitchfork

"We used to talk about girls who play guitars," Maxïmo Park singer Paul Smith remembers on the opening song from the band's recent album Our Earthly Pleasures. Used to talk about? You mean the subject can be exhausted? Whatever, this is a nice grabby rocker and Smith keeps that cute little derby on his head throughout the quick-cutting performance clip directed by Leslie Ali, even while jumping around and jerking the microphone to-and-fro. The crowd-for-hire, meanwhile, bounces merrily along. The record may be a step down, but this single is pretty undeniable fun.