Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park is an English indie rock band from Newcastle, United Kingdom. C… Read Full Bio ↴Maxïmo Park is an English indie rock band from Newcastle, United Kingdom. Comprising Paul Smith (vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitar), Archis Tiku (bass guitar), Tom English (drums) and Lukas Wooller (keyboards), the band has drawn comparisons to North Eastern counterparts such as The Futureheads, as well as Franz Ferdinand, Pulp and Bloc Party for their addictive musical style and direct, edgy-yet-poppy rock sound.

After releasing 300 copies of two of their songs, the band was discovered by, and eventually signed with, independent label Warp Records in 2004, releasing their critically-acclaimed debut album A Certain Trigger in May 2005. Widely described as one of the best British albums of the year, the album helped the band develop a strong and diverse fanbase both in the UK and abroad, and also earned them a nomination for the coveted Mercury Music Prize. Three songs from the record, Apply Some Pressure (re-released), Graffiti and Going Missing, reached the Top 20 in the UK music charts in 2005. Maxïmo Park also contributed a song titled Wasteland to the War Child album Help: A Day in the Life, midway through that year. The final single from A Certain Trigger, I Want You To Stay, was released in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2006.

Maxïmo Park's second album, Our Earthly Pleasures was released on April 2, 2007. Singles included Our Velocity, Girls Who Play Guitars, Books From Boxes and Karaoke Plays. In August 2008 Paul Smith announced that the band had finished recording their third album and were looking for someone to produce it. It is expected for release in early 2009.

As a result of their rapidly increasing popularity both in the United Kingdom and overseas, 2005 also proved to be a highly exciting year for the band from a touring perspective, with a number of successful tours of Europe, as well as supporting The Bravery in the United States and performing a number of sellout shows in Japan and Australia. While performing across Europe at the Glastonbury and Lowlands music festivals and the Carling Weekend, their enormous success in the United Kingdom was confirmed through their place as support for Kaiser Chiefs on the NME Rock and Roll Riot Tour, and their appearance at the XFM Winter Wonderland shows in London in December of 2005. In a similar vein, the band headlined the NME Awards Tour in the UK, featuring Arctic Monkeys, Mystery Jets and We Are Scientists, and expanded their presence in Asia by performing in Thailand as part of the Rock 100 Festival in Bangkok.

The The National Health Songfacts reports that Maximo's Park fourth album relates to the state of society at large: "The nation is out of control," said Paul Smith, "and the record is about taking back control, and being a force for change in your own life. It can't speak for everybody but it has its eyes and ears all around us. Our songs are built on empathy. I would hope it's as vital a music as people would want to hear." The National Health will be released June 11, 2012.

The band also enjoys playing in their hometown, Newcastle. In early 2007, despite global success, they decided to play in three small venues and price tickets at only £5. These venues were The Head Of Steam, The Cumberland Arms and The Cluny. The band also headlined Freevolution 2007, a free outdoor music festival in Newcastle/Gateshead sponsored by Orange phones.
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Maxïmo Park Lyrics


A Cloud of Mystery Calm those vowels down No-one's thinking of you right now. …
A Fortnight's Time In a fortnight's time you will be mine I'll bide my…
A Year of Doubt I wait behind the factory gates For you to finish off…
A19 A footbridge calls out, dull metal moans as we clamber…
Acrobat You've got to catch an early plane, And its no surprise…
All over the shop If you're gonna talk about the things i need, Then you're…
An Unknown Here we are all in the same room Smiling uncomfortably I’m…
Apply Some Pressure You know that I would love to see you next…
apply some pressure (original You know that I, Would love to see ya Next Year, I…
a_year_of_doubt I wait behind the factory gates For you to finish off…
Banlieue Motorcycles do figure eights, on the forecourt by the multip…
Books From Boxes Night falls and towns become circuit boards We can beat the…
Brain Cells An all-nighter, full of paranoia. There’s no structure; a v…



By the Monument You said you'd like to see me again And then it…
Calm How many words did you come up with today? How many…
Child of the Flatlands I was a child of the Flatlands Industrial turrets Were our f…
Distance Makes Distance makes the heart dissolve Like little pills cloud wa…
Don McPhee Two men in a double bed Shifting uncomfortably Beneath the…
Drinking Martinis Above a bar called Tokyo We watched the coast where traffic…
Fade Into You I want to hold the hand inside you I want to…
Fear of Falling I, I hope that I can, I think that I can, I…
Final Day When the rich die last like the rabbits Running from a…
Fortnights Time In a fortnight's time you will be mine I'll bide my…
George Brown A tale of 2 acts One in 1948 One in 62 There’s no…
girls who play guitar You've been with me a year to the day Three…
Give Get Take You get a little, you get a little Then you take…
Going Missing I sleep with my hands across my chest And i dream…
Graffiti Well that's enough! I can't take anymore I'm right out of vi…
Graffiti (original demo version) Well that's enough I can't take anymore, I'm right out of…
Hammer Horror We got found out now I can't see you anymore, And…
Her Name Was Audre On the back of a hand Something about poetry. At the back…
Hips and Lips Tell me all, and I'll try to piece it together I've…
I Haven't Seen Her in Ages We met at an opening... A very good place to start. I…
I Recognise The Light I visit South America Via a dead man's words: Undercover p…
I Want You I rewrite my life beneath the moonlight, Please hold me now…
I Want You to Leave You think I want you to leave, Its not that simple…
I Want You to Stay I rewrite my life beneath the moonlight Please hold me now…
I'm Gonna Be I will not use the word "sneak" in a song In…
In Another World You're looking so pleased with yourself I'm gonna come over …
Is It True? Disappearing into you - You can feel me coming through. Is…
Isolation People say we got it made Don't they know we're so…
Jonathan Cole It’s a courtesy But it’s not that common Jon in shorts and…
Karaoke Plays You write a list of things to do To occupy the…
Kiss You Better I know the night has reached that stage again, Were i…
La Quinta Fog began the morning, the sun ate through the gloom like…
Leave This Island Have you ever been compelled Under a spell From a protagon…
Let's Get Clinical Let's go back to your house And finish off the gin. In…
Like I Love You I kind of noticed something one night In the club, your…
Limassol Thinking clearly never came As easy as it did for you Drivin…
Lover Lover Lover I asked my father I said, "Father change my name." The one…
Lydia The Ink Will Never Dry Near the Palace Hotel Where we used to dwell Engraved agai…
Mary O'Brien Bottle blonde, until the end. Ground down, but not out. Fo…
Middlesbrough Man It's springtime, but I still miss the streets at dawn And…
Midnight On The Hill A flood lit tennis card we play Nocturnal spots where Our …
My Bloody Mind Blindfolded — this is no parlour game. Unfold me so I…
My Life in Reverse Some things are worth the bruises, Some things are worth th…
Northern Sky I never felt magic crazy as this I never saw moons…
Nosebleed You were born in winter But summer came too fast Like a…
Now I'm All Over the Shop If you're gonna talk about the things I need, Then you're…
Obstinate Ideas These empty feelings And late night dealings I’ve no more …
Once a Glimpse Put away hard to find, I don't remember why I started…
Our Velocity I'm not a man, I'm a machine Chisel me down…
Overland West of Suez Overland the desert sands are born An all too brief exchange…
Parisian Skies Parisian skies Shadows beneath your eyes All we have is no…
Postcard of a Painting I'm losing more than i'll ever have I'm losing more than…
Pride Before A Fall If I gave you a name Would you live up to…
Questing Not Coasting Questing I am not coasting Nor will I ever Despite this weat…
Reluctant Love We lie horizontal holding hands, you converted me to many…
Robert Altman Son of a wealthy gambler The Mayflower haunts the mother E…
Roller Disco Dreams We shared a bed but never touched Next time we compensated…
Russian Literature Modern Architecture Already left to decay You don't know wha…
Sandblasted and Set Free Solarised (The Overlap) A dividing line (The dyed glass) Lik…
Shiver I don't know where I am but I know it's…
Signal & Sign Well I've been waiting, here for hours It's getting cold, p…
Signal and Sign Well I've been waiting, here for hours It's getting cold, po…
Stray Talk It's dark but i don't want to find the light, And…
Surrender There's nothing wrong with wanting to dance the night away …
Take Me Home And the moon is hidden tonight, By a swab of cotton sodde…
Tanned The younger one Darkly tanned Chewing gum Mint on her mis…
The Coast Is Alway Changing I've met so many people who look the same Most were…
The Kids Are Sick Again The comforting ache Of the summer holidays Pointless days pi…
The National Health England is ill and it is not alone I heard it…
The Night I Lost My He One in a million, Two is a crowd, Three is company, Fours no…
The Penultimate Clinch Bury me Like dangerous waste. I'll lay dormant For a thou…
The Undercurrents Tumble drain it made my day, the heaven screams their final…
The Unshockable The lines of transport Make their way through towns The line…
Trial And Error Living with you is trial and error, Admiring the view I…
trial_and_error Living with you is trial and error, Admiring the view I…
Unfamiliar Places I see a row of sleeping dogs, I see a poster of myself. …
Until The Earth Would Open I won't survive, but I intend to have a good time I…
Warehouse You look up With surprise on your face The lamplight Thro…
Wasteland Not for no reason do they call this a wasteland This…
Waves of Fear What a world this is, But we don't know what to…
When I Was Wild Do I really neet To give an introduction? Must the artist…
Where We're Going "I don't know where we're going, but you know where we're…
Wolf Among Men There's nothing wrong with wanting to dance the night away …
Wraithlike Here’s a song that finally you can understand A minor state…
Write This Down You said you wanted someone just like me You let…
Your Urge You don't have to deny your urge It doesn't make you…


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