| Maxïmo Park | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Newcastle / Billingham, England |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock Post-Punk Revival |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Label(s) | Warp Records |
| Website | www.maximopark.com |
| Members | |
| Paul Smith Duncan Lloyd Archis Tiku Lukas Wooller Tom English |
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Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English post-punk revival band, signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Billingham is a Town in the Borough of Stockton on Tees in North East England with a population of 35765 (2006 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene The post-punk revival is a movement in Alternative rock of the 2000s where bands draw from of the original sounds and aesthetics of the Post-punk sound of the late In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Warp Records is a pioneering independent English Record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989 notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in Paul Smith (born March 13, 1979) from Billingham, in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, is the singer for British indie Duncan Lloyd is guitarist songwriter and backing vocalist for Newcastle-based band Maxïmo Park. Archis Tiku (born 6 May 1977 in Bombay, India) is a founding member and bass guitarist of British Indie rock band Maxïmo Park. Lukas Wooller is the keyboard player and occasional backing vocalist of British Indie rock band Maxïmo Park, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The post-punk revival is a movement in Alternative rock of the 2000s where bands draw from of the original sounds and aesthetics of the Post-punk sound of the late Warp Records is a pioneering independent English Record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989 notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in
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History
Maxïmo Park formed in Tyne and Wear in 2000 (with frontman Paul Smith hailing from Billingham on Teesside), their name adapted from Maximo Gomez Park, a Havana meeting place for Cuban revolutionaries. Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading Initially, the four founding members played only a few small shows, with Archis Tiku on vocals, frequently switching instruments. On the verge of splitting up, they instead decided to look for somebody to provide more of a focus – on stage and lyrically. Singer Paul Smith was discovered by the then-girlfriend of drummer Tom English in a pub while he was singing along to Stevie Wonder's "Superstition". Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Having found someone with a stage presence and the ability not to melt in front of a zealous audience, they started to write their first songs together, all despite the fact that the frontman never imagined himself as a frontman of a band. He'd never sung on stage beforehand, so it was a touch of luck that he turned out to be as well-suited to the role that he has grown into over the past few years.
Around March 2004, a friend funded 300 copies of a 7" red vinyl single "Graffiti" and later released a vinyl of their tracks ("The Coast Is Always Changing"/"The Night I Lost My Head") that they’d recorded in their house in Fenham. After some time of doing gigs around their home town, Steve Beckett of the dance-electronic label Warp Records got hold of one of these records and decided to sign Maxïmo Park. Warp Records is a pioneering independent English Record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989 notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in
In 2005, they swiftly rose to indie fame with their debut album, A Certain Trigger, which was produced by Paul Epworth (Babyshambles, Bloc Party) [1] and hailed by some critics as one of the best releases of the year, leading to an increasingly devoted fanbase in the United Kingdom. A Certain Trigger is the debut album of Newcastle -based Post-punk revival band Maxïmo Park. This article is about the band Babyshambles For the song see Babyshambles (song Babyshambles are an English Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band composed of Kele Okereke on vocals and Rhythm guitar, Russell Lissack on The success of the album was reinforced by a series of increasingly large tours and a support slot to the Kaiser Chiefs on the NME Rock & Roll Riot Tour. Kaiser Chiefs are an English Indie rock band who formed in 1997 The NME Tours consist of a variety of tours organised by British music industry publication NME. In July 2005, their debut album was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Mercury Prize, formerly the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize for Sponsorship reasons is an annual music prize
The band played the Glastonbury Festival and the Brixton Academy as part of Xfm's 2005 Winter Wonderland show,[2] which sold out in ten minutes, and were headliners for the NME Awards Tour in early 2006. For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The Xfm is a brand of Commercial radio stations focused on Alternative music, primarily indie, and owned by GCap Media in the United Kingdom They also contributed a song to the War Child compilation Help: A Day in the Life. For other uses see War Child (disambiguation War Child is a non-governmental organization founded by British filmmakers Bill Leeson Help! A Day in the Life, released in 2005 brought together many contemporary artists from Britain and Canada.
In August 2006, the band announced that they had started working on their next album. The album was produced by Gil Norton and recorded in London at Rak Studios in St John's Wood. Gil Norton is a British Record producer known for his work with such bands as Pixies, Echo and the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters, London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. On January 22, 2007 the band announced that their second album, Our Earthly Pleasures, would be released on April 2, 2007 and will be preceded by the album's lead single "Our Velocity" on March 19, 2007. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Our Earthly Pleasures is the second Album by Newcastle -based indie rock band Maxïmo Park. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [1] On January 30, 2007 the band released details of their "Our Earthly Pleasures" Tour. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Tickets to the majority of the events sold out within minutes, upon their release on February 2. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor
Paul D-ream Smith in The Guardian revealed that he has recently been writing a lot of material based on obituaries, and mentioned a possibility of a compilation CD of songs based on biographical content, and obituarial content. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. An obituary is an attempt to give an account of the texture and significance of the life of someone who has recently died
In August 2007, the band performed on the main stage at the Carling Weekend at Reading and Leeds Festivals.
On 8 and 9 September 2007, Maximo Park supported The Police at Twickenham Stadium. The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, Twickenham Stadium (usually known as just Twickenham or Twickers) is a Stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond The band then, at the beginning of October, featured on a BBC Radio 1 compilation album celebrating the radio station's 40th anniversary, with a cover version of Justin Timberlake's 2002 single "Like I Love You". This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed " Like I Love You " is the first single from Justin Timberlake 's solo debut album Justified, performed with hip hop duo Clipse
On 15 December, 2007 they played a homecoming gig at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena. To celebrate this home-coming gig and the end of the tour, Tyneside brewers, Scottish and Newcastle, invited the band to design their own label for the local brew Newcastle Brown Ale. Scottish & Newcastle plc was one of the world’s leading "long alcoholic drinks " (LADs companies with strong positions in 15 countries including leadership Newcastle Brown Ale is a brand of dark Brown ale. It has been brewed in Tyne & Wear, England, since April 1927 by Newcastle Breweries (now Newcastle Federation This 'Maximo Brown Ale' was available exclusively through the Stereo Group of nightclubs and bars in Newcastle (Digital, Stereo, Tokyo), Brighton (Digital), Huddersfield and Oldham. It launched the night of the gig for the following month (approx).
The band will release their single, "Girls Who Play Guitars" on Rock Band on June 10th, 2008
The band will be appearing at the V Festival 2008. There are rumours of a new album "funny groove" to be released in 2009
Members
- Tom English – drums
- Duncan Lloyd – guitar
- Paul Smith – vocals
- Archis Tiku – bass
- Lukas Wooller – keyboard
Discography
Albums
 #15 UK |
 #2 UK |
Singles
Chart positions are for the UK as compiled by The Official UK Charts Company. Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English Post-punk revival band signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000 Duncan Lloyd is guitarist songwriter and backing vocalist for Newcastle-based band Maxïmo Park. Paul Smith (born March 13, 1979) from Billingham, in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, is the singer for British indie Archis Tiku (born 6 May 1977 in Bombay, India) is a founding member and bass guitarist of British Indie rock band Maxïmo Park. Lukas Wooller is the keyboard player and occasional backing vocalist of British Indie rock band Maxïmo Park, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. A Certain Trigger is the debut album of Newcastle -based Post-punk revival band Maxïmo Park. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Missing Songs is a Compilation album by the British Indie rock band Maxïmo Park comprising B-sides and demos Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Our Earthly Pleasures is the second Album by Newcastle -based indie rock band Maxïmo Park. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The Official UK Charts Company ( OCC) previously called the Chart Information Network ( CIN) compiles various "official" UK record charts
 #63 UK |
 #20 UK |
 #20 UK |
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#17 UK |
 #21 UK |
 #9 UK, #1 UK Indie |
 #33 UK, #2 UK Indie |
 #104 UK, #4 UK Indie |
DVDs
- Found on Film (June 5, 2006), which comes with a bonus BBC Sessions CD that contains some previously unreleased songs. " The Coast Is Always Changing " was the first single released by Maxïmo Park and features on their debut album A Certain Trigger. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " " Apply Some Pressure " was the second single released by Maxïmo Park. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Graffiti " was the fourth single released from Maxïmo Park, taken from their debut album A Certain Trigger. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Going Missing " was the fourth single released from Maxïmo Park, taken from their debut album A Certain Trigger. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Apply Some Pressure " was the second single released by Maxïmo Park. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " I Want You to Stay " was the fifth single released from Maxïmo Park, taken from their debut album A Certain Trigger. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " Our Velocity " is the first single from Our Earthly Pleasures, the second album from the band Maxïmo Park. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. " Girls Who Play Guitars " is the third single from Our Earthly Pleasures, the second album from the band Maxïmo Park. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. " Karaoke Plays " is a song by Newcastle-upon-Tyne band Maxïmo Park. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Found on Film is a live DVD of Maxïmo Park and also has a bonus audio CD of BBC Sessions
- Maximo Park's performance of 15th December 2007 at Newcastle Metro Arena was recorded live for a forthcoming, unannounced DVD.
Compilation and soundtrack appearances
- Their song "Wasteland" appeared on the War Child album Help-a Day in the Life in 2005. For other uses see War Child (disambiguation War Child is a non-governmental organization founded by British filmmakers Bill Leeson Help! A Day in the Life, released in 2005 brought together many contemporary artists from Britain and Canada.
- Their song "Apply Some Pressure" has appeared on the videogames Burnout Revenge, SSX On Tour and SingStar Rocks!. Burnout Revenge is the fourth Video game in the Burnout series of racing games released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox SSX on Tour (original working title SSX 4) is a Snowboarding video game, the fourth title in the SSX series of Video This is a list of titles of the SingStar Video game series, developed by London Studio and published by Sony Computer
- Their songs "Apply Some Pressure", "Books From Boxes", "The Coast Is Always Changing", "Girls Who Play Guitars", "Going Missing", "Graffiti" and "I Want You to Stay" are all downloadable tracks for SingStar on the PlayStation 3. This article concerns the series as a whole For the PlayStation 3 version see SingStar (PlayStation 3.
- Their song "Going Missing" appeared as an instrumental version in the film Stranger than Fiction. Stranger than Fiction is a 2006 American Dramedy Film. The film is directed by Marc Forster, written by Zach
- Their song "Our Velocity" appears on the demo for Project Gotham Racing 4. Project Gotham Racing 4 is the fourth title in the main Project Gotham Racing series, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft
- An acoustic version of their song "Going Missing" was featured on the CD Radio 1's Live Lounge. Radio 1's Live Lounge is a collection of live tracks played on Jo Whiley 's Radio 1 show
- And their cover of "I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)" was featured in its sequel Radio 1's Live Lounge 2.
- A cover of Justin Timberlake's "Like I Love You", with a slightly altered, satirical ending referring of Paul growing up in Billingham listening to records, featured on a compilation celebrating BBC Radio 1's 40th Anniversary. Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed " Like I Love You " is the first single from Justin Timberlake 's solo debut album Justified, performed with hip hop duo Clipse
- Their song "The Unshockable" features on the soundtrack to the game FIFA 08. FIFA 08 is the next to latest installment of Electronic Arts ' series of football Video games Developed by EA Canada
See also
References
- ^ Maximo Park unveil new album details. The heavy metal umlaut is the gratuitous or decorative use of an umlaut over letters in the name of a heavy metal band such as NME (2007-01-22). The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Retrieved on 2007-01-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain
External links
- Maxïmo Park official website
- Maxïmo Park MySpace
- An acoustic session for Vox podcast
- Karaoke Plays Review
- Maximo Park, Newcastle 15th Dec 07 Review
Interviews
- The Scenestar Maxïmo Park Interview July 2007
- Interview by Alexander Laurence (The Portable Infinite 2006)
- Die Klangschau: 15 Songs chosen by Maxïmo Park and interview
- Maximo Park video interview with stv/music, June 2007
- Video interview with Paul from Maximo Park
- SUPERSWEET interview
- Interview by Rob Townsend
| Maxïmo Park |
| Paul Smith | Duncan Lloyd | Archis Tiku | Tom English | Lukas Wooller |
| Discography |
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| Albums: A Certain Trigger | Missing Songs | Our Earthly Pleasures |
| Singles: "The Coast Is Always Changing" | "Apply Some Pressure" | "Graffiti" | "Going Missing" | "Apply Some Pressure" (Re-Release) | "I Want You to Stay" | "Our Velocity" | "Books From Boxes" | "Girls Who Play Guitars" | "Karaoke Plays" |
| DVDs: Found on Film |
| Related articles |
| Warp Records | County Durham | Maxïmo Park discography |
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