THE DOUBLE PLATINUM POWERHOUSE MAXIMO PARK RETURN WITH NEW VIDEO
AFTER SUCCESSFUL MAJOR CITY U.S. TOUR. NEW ALBUM “THE NATIONAL HEALTH” OUT VIA STRAIGHT TO THE SUN RECORDS AVAILABLE NOW IN THE US
NEW YORK, NY, October 2, 2012 -Maximo Park, the double platinum powerhouse return to their native New Castle after a triumphant Fall U.S. Tour – The band’s first tour in five years – with a fresh new video for their latest single “Undercurrents.” “I like to write descriptive parts to all of the songs so the listener can get a sense of place within the song and these words had a nice ring to them. When I was a kid I listened to the traffic outside as it drove past in the rain, says Paul Smith of “Undercurrents.”
Maximo Park’s U.S. tour was supported by the recent release of their 4th album “The National Health via Straight To The Sun Records (part of The Musebox Label Group) and include eight U.S. dates (Major cities including Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, DC, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles). Supporting acts for their US tour dates included buzz bands Stagnant Pools, Zambri, and The Neighbourhood.
Check out Maximo Park’s latest video ‘Undercurrents’
TRACKS AND VIDEOS RELEASED TO DATE:
OFFICIAL “HIPS AND LIPS” VIDEO
LINTON BROWN “HIPS & LIPS” REMIX
WITHGUITARS: THE NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW
THE BOSTON PHOENIX: ALBUM REVIEW
“The flag-bearers for British angular rock.”
— TIME OUT NEW YORK
“Maxïmo Park are at their best when delivering their precision prickle-pop with a certain degree of speed and intensity.”
— PHILADELPHIA CITY PAPER
PRAISE FOR MAXIMO PARK:
The larger point is that with The National Health, Maxïmo Park has reclaimed what made it great and reminds of what it is capable of. There is much to fawn over here. This is the Maxïmo Park we know and love.
— UNDER THE RADAR MAGAZINE
“The album’s title track [The National Health] is the sort of runaway jittery guitar anthem that we’re not getting quite so often from the UK’s postpunk revivalists anymore.”
—STEREOGUM
“Maxïmo Park have always been best at their fastest, when they sprint through verses into choruses and back out again just as quickly. That’s thanks mostly to singer Paul Smith, who has a unique ability to slip into controlled mania like a jockey cracking a whip.”
—PITCHFORK
“Maxïmo Park live at the crossroads of Joy Division, Franz Ferdinand and early Joe Jackson…”
– ROLLING STONE
“Maximo Park are back with their quintessential furiously fast-paced indie rock – and it’s great.”
— MUSO’S GUIDE