A show at Bowery Ballroom in NYC is often the first time a band headlines to a sold-out crowd of 550 people, or it might just be the first time they’re doing so in the United States of America (Bowie, ...

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 ...

Maxïmo Park have announced their new album ‘Stream Of Life’, and have shared the new single ‘Your Own Worst Enemy’ – listen below. Speaking about the new single, frontman Paul Smith has said: “‘Your ...

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 ...

The newly-shared single marks the first new material from the band in over 18 months, and comes as somewhat of a salute to the impact that pop music can have on its listeners – celebrating how it can ...

Episode number 18 of the MBE Podcast features highlights of in-studio sessions from some of KCRW’s current favorites: Lykke Li, tUnE-yArDs & Maximo Park. Episode number 18 of the MBE Podcast features ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. All that aside, Maximo Park put on ...

Last year marked the 20th anniversary of Maximo Park's debut album A Certain Trigger. And with the band about the embark on the anniversary tour, frontman Paul Smith looks back at their breakthrough.

My schmuck high school drama teacher used to tell kids he cut from the musical (not me) that there are two kinds of people: “actors who sing, and singers who act. And then there are you guys.” But ...

Maximo Park have admitted that their future is uncertain. Frontman Paul Smith said the band discussed splitting before making new album The National Health because of the dominance of pop music in the ...