is SO much better than I thought it would be.
Paul writes in the Park’s latest blog entry:
It’s been a hell of a week- we’ve been at Number 15 for its duration, we’ve played to our biggest ever audience in Sunderland, and we played on Top of the Pops to a national TV audience.…
Last night me and Tom DJ’ed in Hartlepool where I went to art college. Some of the crowd were extremely disturbed when I played Phil Collin’s Easy Lover, and also when Tom put on Justin Timberlake. Regardless of the singers, both songs are dancefloor classics, and most importantly, fun. Such a shame some people are boxed in by genres… oh well, you can’t please everyone.
Maximo Park is not boxed in by genres, holla! They’re exciting despite EW rightly noting “originality isn’t their strong suit.” Some Stereogum-approved easy listening…
Why do I know that it’s from Chinese Wall? Damn you VH1 Classic chyrons.
The Park rock Tonic 6/10. I’ll be at Bonnaroo. Anyone else going and wanna meet up? E-mail me.
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i’m going to that show on the 10th.
the album is one of my favorites.
I like how MP’s contact page links to William Morris Agency folks for email. A+
What is the damn deal with this band, anyway?
they’re really nice guys. geniunely excited to be making successful music. some people say they sound like the common british wave that’s been coming through recently, but I think they sound different.. and a little better.
maybe that’s just me though.
I’m sooo bummed that I don’t have an advance. Thank you for posting the MP3 link though!
i heart the park!
yes! maximo park IS good right? the CD is really as good as I could have hoped it could be – I was at their first show in NYC (with Hot Chip) and was quite impressed by their sound and showmanship.
Good Call.
i’ve been really enjoying this album… at first i just thought it was really well done pop rock, but there are all these textures and hidden depths of sound. they continue to emerge with repeated listens. everybody wonders why they are on warp… that’s my guess.
I keep hearing people say they like it, so I go back and listen to some more of their stuff, and always the same reaction: meh. Reminds me of the Futureheads, who I also don’t get.
Chinese Wall? Cause you remember the video of the title track with Bailey walking all over the Chinese Wall. Another friggin good song, too.
It was hard to beat Phil Collins as a drummer and a producer in the mid-80s. (See also Howard Jones’ “No One Is to Blame” and Frida’s “I Know There’s Something Going On”.) Not sure what happened since.