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Artist:	MAXIMO PARK
Title:	Apply Some Pressure
Label:	WARP RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$7.00
Catalog #:	WAP 185CD

"Maximo Park seem to come from the strong tradition of British social realism, of the kind embodied in Sixties black and white films by the brooding presence of an Alan Bates or Albert Finney, as their frustrated and, always, Northern characters wrestled with an overpowering sense of misanthropy in a world of scant opportunity and snatched furtive sex. It's true, listening to his tales of missed sexual opportunity and inability to achieve even basic aims ('Apply Some Pressure'), you recognize the kinds of small situations and scenarios to which we can all relate."

Artist:	MAXIMO PARK
Title:	A Certain Trigger
Label:	WARP RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARP 130CD

"Just two vinyl-only singles in, and things are pulling very sharply into focus for Maximo Park. A year ago, their inchoate howls of frustration set to big choruses were still largely un-moulded and all but unknown outside (even inside) their native Newcastle. But what a difference a debut makes. Warp saw in Maximo Park and their arresting frontman Paul Smith, something of the promise they had earlier identified in Pulp and Jarvis Cocker just as they were making their transition from bookish miserablism to sharply-honed, hilarious social commentary, set in a pop idiom. Both bands talk easily about the landscape of boring, shitty Britain, speaking with originality, accuracy, resigned wit and more than a little fire in their bellies. Like Cocker, Paul seems often thwarted in his songs, waiting both literally and metaphorically as the 'Position Closed' sign goes up. On stage and in the studio, the band deals in tight songwriting, Smith's tumult of syllables bombarding the listener and reflecting the singer's state of personal confusion over another fine mess he's gotten himself into. Somehow out of this maelstrom Maximo Park reliably manage to conjure a stone cold killer chorus, as in the epically pummelling 'Once A Glimpse,' the deliciously baffling 'The Coast is Always Changing,' or the self explanatory 'Now I'm All Over the Shop.'"

Artist:	MAXIMO PARK
Title:	Missing Songs
Label:	WARP RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	WARP 142CD

"Maximo Park return to prove themselves as one of the most exciting rock acts on the planet. Fresh off Top Of The Pops and gold records in the UK (100k sold of their album A Certain Trigger) a US tour with MTV darlings The Bravery and worldwide acclaim from fans and critics alike, the band blasts forth with a collection of unreleased tracks and songs only previously available on their European singles. Included in this set are live favorites 'A19' and 'Fear Of Falling' which have won over packed houses across the US and the globe. Also on the tracklisting are never-before-heard demo versions of The Park's smash singles 'Apply Some Pressure' and 'Graffii' as well as stand-out album fav 'Once, A Glimpse.'"

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