Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure
by Aaron Brown
published: 15 / 3 / 2005

Label:
Warp Records
Format: CDS
intro
Cool easy listening pop punk on new single from Newcastle-based five piece Maximo Park, who seem destined for big things
Finally a new band where I don’t have to get stressed out about how much they sound like Gang of Four or Joy Division. While people follow most of the new sound-a-like mediocre NME bands like lemmings over a cliff, there’s a well deserved hype surrounding this Newcastle based five piece. This is a cool easy listening pop punk track that’s not pretentious and full of hidden art school meaning. Expect big things.
Track Listing:-
1 Apply Some Pressure2 The Coast Is Always Changing
3 Fear Of Falling
4 I Want You To Leave
Band Links:-
http://maximopark.com/https://www.facebook.com/maximopark/
https://twitter.com/maximopark
Label Links:-
http://warp.net/https://www.facebook.com/warprecords
https://twitter.com/warprecords
https://www.youtube.com/user/warprecords
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