Another week is upon us as the summer nears closer and we are all gearing up to see our favorite bands play in the warm weather. Perhaps this week is the week you find your new favorite band?
First off, Maximo Park is out with their fourth album since forming in 2005. The release of their 2007 album, Our Earthly Pleasures, had their fan base grow at an alarming rate and Quicken The Heart should be no exception.
Does the name Andrew Kenny ring a bell? It should if you have ever listened to American Analog Set, since Kenny's vocals were the foundation of a group people still talk about fondly. After several years off of the music radar, Kenny is back - this time with The Wooden Birds and their album Magnolia. Very exciting stuff.
With the amount we cover Bloc Party, its safe to say we are quite antsy to listen to Intimacy Remixed, which actually came out yesterday. Bloc Party never seems to dull us with their vast amount of remixes to compliment some great artists and DJs who mixed them up.
One of the all-time kings of electonica, The Crystal Method, are back with their fourth studio album since 1997. Their latest release is called Divided by Night.
Lastly, if you're looking for some pop/punk, Crisis In Hollywood is out with Safe and Sound which was produced by Anthony Raneri of Bayside. Also along the heavier path are The Datsuns with Headstunts. Enjoy the new music this week!
MP3: Maximo Park - Roller Disco Dreams (buy)
MP3: The Wooden Birds - False Alarm (buy)
MP3: Hanne Hukkelberg - Midnight Sun Dream (buy)
MP3: Bloc Party - Ion Square (Bright Lights Don't Bore Me Yet Version)
Acid Mothers Temple - Lord of the Underground: Vishnu and the Magic Elixer (Official) (MySpace)
Banjo or Freakout - Upside Down 12" (Official) (MySpace)
Better Than Ezra - Paper Empire (Official) (MySpace)
Big Business - Mind The Drift (Official) (MySpace)
Bloc Party - Intimacy (Remixed) (Official) (MySpace)
Caethua - Village of the Damned (Official) (MySpace)
Cause Co-Motion! - Because Because Because 12" (Official) (MySpace)
Children - Hard Times Hanging At the End of the World (Official) (MySpace)
Crisis In Hollywood - Safe And Sound (Official) (MySpace)
Evanscapps - Last Time (Official) (MySpace)
George McConnell - Singles Only (Official) (MySpace)
Hanne Hukkelberg - Blood From a Stone (Official) (MySpace)
Jeremy Enigk - Ok Bear (Official) (MySpace)
Jim O'Rourke - I'm Happy, And I'm Singing, And A 1, 2, 3, 4 (Official) (MySpace)
Little Girls - Thrills 12" (Official) (MySpace)
Mark Kozelek - Lost Verses Live (Official) (MySpace)
Maximo Park - Quicken the Heat (Official) (MySpace)
Meanderthals - Desire Lines (Official) (MySpace)
Meat Puppets - Sewn Together (Official) (MySpace)
Mokira - Persona (Official) (MySpace)
Sebastien Tellier - Reworked by Strangelets 12" (Official) (MySpace)
SND - Atavism (Official) (MySpace)
Steve Earle - Townes (Official) (MySpace)
The Church - Untitled #23 (Official) (MySpace)
The Crystal Method - Divided by Night (Official) (MySpace)
The Datsuns - Headstunts (Official) (MySpace)
The Durutti Column - Love in the Time of Recession (Official) (MySpace)
The Wooden Birds - Magnolia (Official) (MySpace)
Torngat La Petite - Nicole (Official) (MySpace)
Trainwreck Riders - The Perch (Official) (MySpace)
Weinland - Breaks in the Sun (Official) (MySpace)
Wooden Shjips - Contact 12" (Official) (MySpace)
The Kids Are Sick Again preludes Maxïmo Park's newest album
0 comments Posted by musicunderfire at 5/04/2009
In anticipation of their Quicken The Heart album release next week, Maxïmo Park have dropped their first single from this album, "The Kids Are Sick Again".
Following up the wildly popular Our Earthly Pleasures, the Newcastle-based fivesome have continued to perform on the international stage at an unstoppable clip. To begin their tour they will be playing around England before heading to France, Germany, England again and finally to North America.
Quicken The Heart marks the third LP from the group, as Our Earthly Pleasures and A Certain Trigger released in 2007 and 2005, respectively. The video for "The Kids Are Sick Again", North American tour dates and the opening track from the album are below.
MP3: Maxïmo Park - Wraithlike
9/07/09 Richards On Richards Vancouver, BC
9/08/09 Berbati's Pan Portland, OR
9/10/09 The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center San Francisco, CA
9/11/09 Avalon Hollywood Los Angeles, CA
9/12/09 House Of Blues San Diego, CA
9/14/09 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
9/16/09 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneaopolis, MN
9/17/09 Metro Smart Bar Chicago, IL
9/18/09 Lee's Palace Toronto, ON
9/20/09 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
9/21/09 Webster Hall New York, NYC
The Newcastle, UK group isn't just playing to a select few though. With help from several German radio stations and their websites, Maximo Park can be seen just a day after they play at one of three venues/studios. In these videos are Paul Smith (vocals), Lukas Wooller (keyboard), Duncan Lloyd (guitar), Archis Tiku (bass) and Tom English (drums).
Check out these live performances:
YouFM (Jan. 30)
Sputnik (Jan. 31)
Fritz (Feb. 1)
Don't forget to check out their new album either, Our Earthly Pleasures.
1. Girls Who Play Guitars
2. Our Velocity
3. Books from Boxes
4. Russian Literature
5. Karaoke Plays
6. Your Urge
7. The Unshockable
8. By the Moment
9. Nosebleed
10. A Fortnight's Time
11. Sandblasted and Set Free
12. Parisian Skies
13. Distance Makes
14. Pride Before a Fall
