It’s too early to write Maxïmo Park off, or to turf them into the ever-growing pile of indie also-rans. But they’ll need to pull out all the stops to recover their poise after this worrying misstep.
Howard Devoto, Edwyn Collins, Elizabeth Frazer, John...
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The mighty Maximo Park have announced what promises to be a super-sweaty February 28 visit to Whelan’s, tickets for which are €22.50 and go on sale on Wednesday. You can also catch them early on March 1 in The Limelight, Belfast where it's £16.50 in.
Read More Just a week after treating us to new tune ‘Brain Cells’, Maximo Park unveil the version of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Lover, Lover, Lover’ that will be on the bonus covers CD accompanying their new album, Too Much Information.
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Paul Smith and his merry band signed for their many fans that came ot see them in the Hot Press Signing Tent
Read More The chaps will be with us at 4.15 pm on Saturday.
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Maxïmo Park play Dublin this spring ahead of their new album release.
Read More With the clock ticking down to this Saturday's Lovebox gig at Marlay Park, the organisers have announced the stage times in full.
Read More The line-up for Lovebox has been revealed with Maximo Park, N*E*R*D, and Paolo Nutini all on the bill.
Read More Everyone knows Maxïmo Park’s Paul Smith is a fan of woolly hats and long, complicated novels. But did you realise Limerick is one of his favourite cities? Or that, as a teenager, he used to copy out all of Morrissey’s lyrics?
Read More From the moment they hit the stage, Maximo Park looked the part, their innate confidence magnified in the small space. Their chief selling-point is frontman Paul Smith and you can immediately see why - he is genuinely eccentric performer.
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Read More Fresh from playing a string of sold out shows on the NME Awards Tour, Maximo Park have just announced a number of Irish dates.
Read More Maxïmo Park could have easily disappeared into the slew of angular, affected guitar bands that emerged in the UK last year, but two factors helped them stay on the muso radar. One was them being the first non-electronica signing to the unspeakably hip Warp label. The second was their enigmatic frontman Paul Smith with his candid/overwrought lyrics – whichever side of the fence you sit on – and labour intensive stage workout.
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Along with their two Dublin Ambassador shows with Arctic Monkeys, Mystery Jets and We Are Scientists, Maxïmo Park are Limerick-bound for a Heineken Green Room Session.
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As exclusively revealed by hotpress.com at the start of this month, the NME tour will be coming to Ireland and we've got the dates for you right here.
Read More It’s been quite a year for Maxïmo Park, one that’s seen them emerge as a band with real longevity as opposed to mere scenesters. They’ve done it through a succession of thrilling singles of which ‘Apply Some Pressure’ was the first and, now through the magic of the re-issue, is probably the last for the moment. With new material already starting to appear over the horizon it’s a case of job done and see you next year.
Read More Paul Smith of Geordie punk-pop sensations Maxïmo Park talks to Phil Udell about breaking out of stylistic straight-jackets, the band's affinity with fellow northerners The Futureheads, and why Jose Mourinho's managerial philiosophy is equally as applicable to music as it is to football.
Read More Track after track comes out of the speakers, nipping at your ankles like some overexcited dog that you can’t shake off no matter how hard you try. The production from Bloc Party/Futureheads man Paul Epworth is sparkling and the songs wed pop and punk in perfect manner, all delivered in the deliciously broad Newcastle tones of singer Paul Smith. It reaches a crescendo with the glorious ‘Going Missing’, at which point it seems that Maximo Park can do no wrong. Unfortunately, from then in they start to struggle a tad.
Read More 'Apply Some Pressure' is an absolutely fantastic record, bursting with the kind of wide eyed energy that has made all this sort of stuff so exciting.
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