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Maxïmo Park

Maxïmo Park formed in Newcastle around 2000, when Paul Smith and Duncan Lloyd-Williams started working on songs together. Their first album, 'A Certain...

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Maxïmo Park's guitar-driven indie rock with electronic touches

A Newcastle band that formed around 2000 and kept making records through lineup changes and legal issues.

For a good sense of their sound, try 'I Want You To Stay' or 'The Coast Is Always Changing.' Both have that mix of guitar drive and electronic texture they do well.

Their 2005 debut 'A Certain Trigger' had 'Apply Some Pressure,' which got a lot of attention at the time. Songs like 'I Want You To Stay' and 'Books From Boxes' show their mix of guitar-driven indie rock with some electronic touches in the background. They've generally been more popular in the UK than in the US, but they've kept making records anyway.

Maxïmo Park formed in Newcastle around 2000 when Paul Smith and Duncan Lloyd-Williams started working on songs together. Their first album came out in 2005, followed by 'Our Earthly Pleasures' in 2007 and 'Quicken the Heart' a couple years later. There was a legal issue with a former manager in 2006, and guitarist Alistair MacLean left the band around then.

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Maxïmo Park formed in Newcastle around 2000, when Paul Smith and Duncan Lloyd-Williams started working on songs together. Their first album, 'A Certain Trigger,' came out in 2005 and included the single 'Apply Some Pressure,' which got a lot of attention at the time.

They've put out a handful of albums since then, like 'Our Earthly Pleasures' in 2007 and 'Quicken the Heart' a couple years later. Songs such as 'Books From Boxes' and 'I Want You To Stay' show their mix of guitar-driven indie rock with some electronic touches in the background.

There was a legal issue with a former manager in 2006, and guitarist Alistair MacLean left the band around then. They've generally been more popular in the UK than in the US, but they've kept making records anyway.

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