Maxïmo Park: Biography

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Formed:

Jan 1, 2001 in Newcastle, England

Genre:

Rock Music

Decades Active:

2000's

Artistic Quality

Low

Ratings Guide

Newcastle's angular pop quintet Maximo Park consists of singer Paul Smith, guitarist Duncan Lloyd, bassist Archis Tiku, keyboardist Lukas Wooller, and drummer Tom English. Like their friends and neighbors the Futureheads, Maximo Park craft smart, sharply catchy songs inspired by postpunk and new wave legends like the Jam, XTC, Wire, and the Smiths. The group issued their debut 7", The Coast Is Always Changing/The Night I Lost My Head, in 2004; it caught the ears of Warp Records, who despite being a mostly electronic label, signed the band and released their second single, Apply Some Pressure, early in 2005, it made the Top 20 in the U.K.'s national charts. At that time, Warp also released the Apply Some Pressure EP, which featured tracks from both of the band's singles, in the U.S. Maximo Park also finished recording their debut album with producer Paul Epworth (who also worked with Bloc Party and Babyshambles) that winter, and spent the spring touring the U.K., Japan, and the U.S., making an appearance at South by Southwest. The Graffiti single heralded the arrival of the band's fulllength A Certain Trigger late that spring. More tours of the U.S. and U.K., including gigs at Glastonbury and Reading, kept the band busy that summer.

- Heather Phares, All Music Guide