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Redirect|Tom English|other people by this name|Thomas English (disambiguation)!Thomas EnglishRefimprove|date=April 2012Infobox musical artist| name = Maxïmo Park| image = Maxïmo Park - Radio 1's One Big Weekend 2005.jpg| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| origin = Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle , England | genre = Alternative rock , indie rock , post-punk revival | years_active = 2001–present| label = Warp Records|Warp | website = URL| http://maximopark.com/| current_members = Paul Smith (musician)|Paul Smith Duncan Lloyd Archis Tiku Lukas Wooller Tom English Maxïmo Park are a British alternative rock band, formed in 2000. They are signed to Warp Records . The band consists of Paul Smith (musician)|Paul Smith (vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitar), Archis Tiku (bass), Lukas Wooller (keyboard) and Tom English (drums). The band have released three studio albums: their 2005 debut album A Certain Trigger , which was nominated for the Mercury Prize , the 2007 follow-up Our Earthly Pleasures , and their third album named Quicken the Heart , was released in May 2009. The first two albums went double platinum.citation needed|date=October 2010
History
Formation and early releases (2000–2004)
Maxïmo Park were formed in Pitlochry by guitarist and founding members Ben Nairn with bass player Ceri Patterson in 2000Citation needed|date=July 2010. They are named after Máximo Gómez Park (also known as Domino Park), located in Little Havana, Miami Citation needed|date=July 2009. Initially, the four founding members played several small shows including Manchester's 'In the City', which showcases unsigned bands in the UK. In 2003, the band decided they wanted a frontman as original singers Archis and Duncan wanted to focus on writing the songs. The then-girlfriend of drummer Tom English, noticed his friend Paul Smith singing along to Stevie Wonder 's " Superstition (song)|Superstition ".cite news| last = Duerden| first =Nick| title = An audience with Maximo Park's front man| publisher = The Independent | url = http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/an-audience-with-maximo-parks-front-man-437402.html| accessdate = 16 March 2009 | date= 22 February 2007 When Smith was found, the band did not know if he could sing: "When he first joined we didn't know if he could; just that he was a lunatic jumping around in a suit, it felt like the last piece of the jigsaw". With Smith joining the band gave him demos of their songs and from then on started writing as unit.
Around March 2004, a friend funded 300 copies of a 7" red vinyl single ( Graffiti (song)|Graffiti / Going Missing ) and later released a vinyl of their tracks ( The Coast Is Always Changing ) that they recorded in Duncan Lloyd's 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 the band to his label.
A Certain Trigger to Our Earthly Pleasures (2005–2007)
In 2005, Maxïmo Park released their debut album, A Certain Trigger , which sold over 300,000 copies and was nominated for the Mercury Prize in July 2005. In July Maxïmo Park had the honour of being the first band to play the Ibiza Rocks festival on its opening event. http://www.ibizarocks.com/events/gigs/maximo-park-everything-everything-kissy-sellout-july-13/ Events. Ibiza Rocks. Retrieved on 2012-04-15.
The band also contributed their song "Wasteland" to Help!: A Day in the Life .
In August 2006, the band announced that they had started work on their next album, which was produced by Gil Norton and recorded in London at Rak Studios in St John's Wood . On 22 January 2007, the band announced that their second album, Our Earthly Pleasures , would be released on 2 April 2007 and would be preceded by the album's lead single, "Our Velocity", on 19 March 2007.cite web | url = http://www.nme.com/news/maximo-park/25951 | title = Maximo Park unveil new album details | accessdate = 30 January 2007 | date = 22 January 2007 | publisher = NME On 30 January 2007 the band released details of a tour to promote Our Earthly Pleasures , the tickets of which sold out within minutes upon their release on 2 February 2007.
In July 2009, Paul Smith revealed in The Guardian that they had been writing a lot of material based on obituaries and mentioned a possibility of a compilation CD of songs based on biographical and obituarial content.
Quicken the Heart (2008–2009)
In October 2008, the band announced that they had started recording their third album in Los Angeles with producer Nick Launay , known for his recent work with Nick Cave and Grinderman .cite web| last = | first = | title = Maximo Park begin recording third album| publisher = NME | url = http://www.nme.com/news/maximo-park/40666| accessdate = 16 March 2009 | date= 27 October 2008 On 26 November 2008, it was reported by ClashMusic.com that Smith had announced in a blog posting that the album had been completed, but the producer of the album, Launay, wanted to take "a little break before starting to mix it".cite web| last = | first =| title = Maximo Park Finish New Album Band Prepare Third LP| publisher = ClashMusic.com | url = http://www.clashmusic.com/news/maximo-park-finish-new-album| accessdate = 16 March 2009 | date= 26 November 2008
The full track list of the album was announced on 11 March 2009. Quicken the Heart was released on May 11, with the first single, " The Kids Are Sick Again " being released a week earlier.cite web| last = | first =| title = Quicken The Heart Tracklisting and Release Date| publisher = maximopark.com | url = http://www.maximopark.com/quicken-the-heart-tracklisting-and-release-date| accessdate = 16 March 2009 | date= 11 March 2009 Tickets for a tour taking place in May 2009 sold out in record time Citation needed|date=July 2009.
In 2009 they contributed a cover of a Vincent Gallo song to the Warp20 (Recreated) compilation, as well as having their song "Acrobat" covered by Seefeel . In 2010 they performed a new song called "Banlieue",cite web|title=Maximo Park - Banlieue - (Split Festival 2010) |last=song called Banlieue|first=Maximo park play new|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=lqPQQt5LvbM& NR=1 however there has been no news on this song since.
The National Health (2011–present)
On 28 March 2012, Maxïmo Park announced the fourth album title as The National Health (album)|The National Health . Smith said "We're in a global recession and everyone is being bombarded with bouncy, happy music. The nation is out of control 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… that's always been a Maxïmo Park thing: look at yourself." The album will be released on 11 June.cite web| last = | first =| title = Maximo Park announce details of new album | publisher = NME.com | url= http://www.nme.com/news/maximo-park/62899| accessdate = 28 March 2012 | date= 28 March 2012
The National Health (album)|The National Health (2012)
Compilation albums
Missing Songs (2006)
12 - a collection of remixes
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External links
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Official website| http://maximopark.com/
MySpace|maximopark
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