Maxïmo Park’s Paul Smith may be venturing out on his own, but he still can’t bring himself to let go of the past. Tiffany Daniels reviews the frontman’s solo debut Margins.

Maximo Park announce trio of Autumn dates
Maximo Park have announced a set of tour dates for this coming October.

Maxïmo Park – Manchester Academy, 23/05/09
With a power failure threatening the show, Maxïmo Park delivered the ultimate irony of the night; with Paul Smith alone delivering more than enough to energy to power the Academy and all the houses in Manchester for a month.

[Video] Maximo Park – The Kids Are Sick Again
Maximo Park tease us ahead of their new album with the video to their latest single ‘The Kids Are Sick Again’

Maxïmo Park announce new album ‘Quicken The Heart’, due in May
‘Quicken the Heart’ contains 12 brand new tracks from the band, recorded in LA with famed producer Nick Launay, who has also worked with the likes of Talking Heads and Nick Cave in the past, as well as recording the latest Yeah Yeah Yeahs album.
Maximo Park announce first live dates of 2009
With the finishing touches just being put on a new record, Maximo Park are embarking on a string of live dates around the country, their first in the UK since 2007. upport comes from Noisettes and Stricken City .
Maxïmo Park commence recording third album
Maximo Park have begun work on their third album, lead man Paul Smith tells us some early news within…
Various artists – ID08 Independents Day
In theory, this is a great idea. Get a bunch of known alternative bands to do a cover version for CD1, then get them (and some record labels) to recommend a bunch of ‘new’ bands, and fill CD2 with songs by said recommendations. In theory.
Maximo Park – Corn Exchange, Cambridge, 07/10/07 [Photo Review]
Whilst they might have hit the sophomore slump with recent album Our Earthly Pleasures, there’s no denying that their debut was a perfect slice of post-punk pop and one of my favourites of 2005. They also put on one of the best lives shows around as our photographer Valerio Berdini discovered on Sunday night… Links [...]
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