Maximo Park

Short Biography
Formed in Newcastle in 2001, the five-piece Maxïmo Park take their name from Maximo Gomez Park, a Havana meeting place for Cuban revolutionaries.

Their debut album, A Certain Trigger, was released in 2005 and was hailed by some critics as one of the best releases of the year. Their second album, Our Earthly Pleasures, is due for release in April 2007.
"It sounds," grins Paul Smith, "like Smashing Pumpkins crossed with The Smiths."

Smashing Pumpkins and The Smiths is some hybrid mix, but then Maximo Park never was a band to be constricted by limitations!

In-depth Biography
Newcastle's angular pop quintet Maxïmo Park consists of singer Paul Smith, guitarist Duncan Lloyd, bassist Archie Tiku, keyboardist Lukas...

Short Biography
Formed in Newcastle in 2001, the five-piece Maxïmo Park take their name from Maximo Gomez Park, a Havana meeting place for Cuban revolutionaries.

Their debut album, A Certain Trigger, was released in 2005 and was hailed by some critics as one of the best releases of the year. Their second album, Our Earthly Pleasures, is due for release in April 2007.
"It sounds," grins Paul Smith, "like Smashing Pumpkins crossed with The Smiths."

Smashing Pumpkins and The Smiths is some hybrid mix, but then Maximo Park never was a band to be constricted by limitations!

In-depth Biography
Newcastle's angular pop quintet Maxïmo Park consists of singer Paul Smith, guitarist Duncan Lloyd, bassist Archie Tiku, keyboardist Lukas Wooller, and drummer Tom English. Like their friends and neighbors the Futureheads, Maxïmo Park craft smart, sharply catchy songs inspired by post-punk and new wave legends like the Jam, XTC, Wire, and the Smiths. Maxïmo Park issued their debut 7", The Coast Is Always Changing/The Night I Lost My Head, in 2004; it caught the ears of Warp Records, which despite being a mostly electronic label signed them 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.

Maxïmo 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 full-length debut, 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. Early in 2006, the B-sides collection Missing Songs was released; Maxïmo Park also maintained their hectic touring schedule and returned to the studio late that year, teaming with producer Gil Norton. Our Earthly Pleasures arrived in spring 2007. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide