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ALBUMFavourite Songs - SingleMaxïmo Park
Albums by Maxïmo Park
ALBUMNature Always WinsMaxïmo Park
ALBUMRisk to Exist (Deluxe)Maxïmo Park
ALBUMToo Much Information (Deluxe Version)Maxïmo Park
ALBUMThe National HealthMaxïmo Park
ALBUMQuicken the Heart (Bonus Track Version)Maxïmo Park
ALBUMOur Earthly PleasuresMaxïmo Park
ALBUMMissing Songs (Deluxe Version)Maxïmo Park
ALBUMA Certain TriggerMaxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park's Popular Music Videos
Apply Some Pressure
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Going Missing
Maxïmo Park
Baby, Sleep
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Books from Boxes
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Girls Who Play Guitars
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Graffiti
Maxïmo Park
I Don’t Know What I’m Doing
Maxïmo Park
Questing, Not Coasting
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The Kids Are Sick Again
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Karaoke Plays
Maxïmo Park
Artist Biography
Maxïmo Park emerged at the height of the mid-2000s post-punk revival with their debut, A Certain Trigger, a crisp album full of contorted guitar jams (“Apply Some Pressure”) and mod-punk nods (“Graffiti”). However, the Newcastle upon Tyne trio draw from a broader range of influences—the electronic-leaning label Warp Records issued their early albums, and vocalist Paul Smith joined the group in 2003 after being spotted in a bar singing Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition.” Their second album, 2007’s Our Earthly Pleasures, reached No. 2 on the UK charts on the strength of nervy synth-rock songs (“Our Velocity”) and neo-Britpop jams (“Girls Who Play Guitars”). Maxïmo Park have followed that sonic template ever since to great success, churning out album after album overflowing with guitar-pop gems—and even embracing influences from ’80s New Wave and beyond with 2021’s Nature Always Wins.
Hometown
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Genre
Alternative