Max?mo Park

由Paul Smith領軍的五人樂隊Maximo Park2003年在英格蘭的紐卡素（Newcastle）成軍，隊員們雖然依然帶有極重的口音，但卻沒有任何"鄉(xiāng)下佬"的氣味，相反，由包裝設計，到樂隊的妝扮，再到主音Paul Smith創(chuàng)作的歌詞，還有他喜歡閱讀作詩的嗜好，都為MAXIMO PARK添上了一份不太一樣的色彩。2005年5月，五個小伙子擁有了他們的第一張專輯《A Certain Trigger》，并得到了現有唱片公司WARP Records的一紙合約。
之后便是一系列令人乍舌的成績，他們的5首單曲都上了排行榜的前20名，包括《Apply Some Pressure》，《 Graffiti》，《 Going Missing》以及《I Want You To Stay》，他們的首張大碟榮登了英國的金曲地位還獲得了英國的水星音樂大獎。這五個英格蘭北部的小伙子在一步一步地奠定著他們在樂壇不可動搖的地位，相信如歌曲一樣，有些慢熱的他們在今后也一定會有更加傲人的成績。
by Heather Phares
Newcastles angular pop quintet Maxïmo Park consists of singer Paul Smith, guitarist Duncan Lloyd, bassist Archie Tiku, keyboardist Lukas Wooller, and drummer Tom English. Like their friends and neighbors the Futureheads, Maxïmo Park craft smart, sharply catchy songs inspired by post-punk and new wave legends like the Jam, XTC, Wire, and the Smiths. Maxïmo Park issued their debut 7, The Coast Is Always Changing/The Night I Lost My Head, in 2004; it caught the ears of Warp Records, which despite being a mostly electronic label signed them and released their second single, Apply Some Pressure, early in 2005. It made the Top 20 in the U.K.s national charts. At that time, Warp also released the Apply Some Pressure EP, which featured tracks from both of the bands singles, in the U.S.
Maxïmo Park also finished recording their debut album with producer Paul Epworth (who also worked with Bloc Party and Babyshambles) that winter and spent the spring touring the U.K., Japan, and the U.S., making an appearance at South by Southwest. The Graffiti single heralded the arrival of the bands full-length debut, A Certain Trigger, late that spring. More tours of the U.S. and U.K., including gigs at Glastonbury and Reading, kept the band busy that summer. Early in 2006, the B-sides collection Missing Songs was released; Maxïmo Park also maintained their hectic touring schedule and returned to the studio late that year, teaming with producer Gil Norton. Our Earthly Pleasures arrived in spring 2007.