On March 9th, 2005 I talked about Maximo Park after hearing they were playing their first U.S. show ever at Rothko in NYC on March 15th. I did go to the show, but never wrote a word about it until now ...

Maximo Park frontman Paul Smith has revealed the story behind their seminal single ‘Apply Some Pressure’. Watch our video interview above. Smith was talking to NME as part of our ‘Song Stories’ series ...

Armed with a unique blend of stunning ‘art-pop’ melodies and pertinent lyrics, when Maximo Park formed in Newcastle a few years back they made it their sole aim to convey their sound to the wider ...

UK alt-rock vets Maximo Park just released their eighth album, Stream of Life, which they made in Atlanta with producer Ben Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective). “We’ve always tried to document ...

Maxïmo Park have postponed their UK headline tour until October – you can find the new dates below. The Newcastle band were scheduled to hit the road this June in support of their seventh album ...

With 2017’s Risk To Exist, Maximo Park crafted an album that dealt with Brexit, Trumpism and a seemingly global shift towards nationalism. Fast forward four years, and though these issues are still as ...

All that aside, Maximo Park put on one of the most entertaining shows I have seen this year. Their catchy post-punk, new wave blend is frenetic and frenzied in its pace and while the album does ...

U.K. rock outfit Maximo Park has unveiled its North American tour plans. The outing will begin July 11 in Boston and run through July 28 in San Diego. By Jonathan Cohen U.K. rock outfit Maximo Park ...

It's unsurprising that he's alone because, since he was recruited to be the eccentric front man of an existing indie pop band, that's how he spends much of his time. That can't be easy, surely? "Being ...

U.K. rock outfit Maximo Park will release its second album, "Our Earthly Pleasures," April 3 via Warp in North America and a day earlier internationally. First single "Our Velocity" is due March 19.

“We wanted to say something about the way the world is,” Maximo Park frontman Paul Smith says. “If you see something and you think somebody needs to stand up for it – whatever issue it might be – then ...