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Maximo Park Talk New Album, Quicken The Heart, And Announce North American Tour Posted: 05 May 2009 04:21 PM PDT Maximo Park remain one of my favorite British bands of recent years. More than Bloc Party, The Futureheads, or even Art Brut, here is a group that lives up to the hype time and again, and manages to deliver the goods on a consistent basis. Maximo Park are preparing to release their new album, Quicken The Heart, due out next Monday (May 11). The first single, The Kids Are Sick Again, was released today and gives a great impression of what to expect from the LP. I’m eagerly awaiting the new album but lead singer Paul Smith recently told The Daily Star about his worries for the release. The making of Quicken The Heart was apparently a little tricky, with different members of the group wanting to head in different directions. He said: "I wanted to make a dark record but everybody else wanted an upbeat pop record. We all have different tastes. After making two records here, we wanted to get out of the country and expand our horizons. We needed to be taken out of our comfort zone and decided to go to America so our eyes were always open." "What we didn't want to do was a collaborative album with a big producer. It wasn't supposed to come out like a Timbaland album or have Justin Timberlake panting in the background. This time we sat down and spoke about the songs. It was more instinctive before but this time we really valued talking through each other's ideas.” "I feel like a gibbering wreck worrying about what people will think of the new record." You and me both, Paul. being a fan of a band who never quite get the praise or the sales they deserve is a frustrating experience, so I’m hoping the record-buying public choose to embrace Maximo Park this time around more so than they have in the future. Having already announced and almost sold out a UK tour, which I’ll be going to and reviewing here on Brit Music Scene in a couple of weeks, the band from the North-East of England have now also announced a North American tour. The dates are:- Seattle, WA Bumbershoot Festival (September 6) Vancouver, British Columbia Richard’s on Richards (7) Portland, OR Berbati's Pan (8) San Francisco, CA Grand Ballroom (10) Los Angeles, CA Avalon (11) San Diego, CA House of Blues (12) Denver, CO Bluebird Theater (14) Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café (16) Chicago, IL Metro (17) Toronto, Ontario Lee’s Place (18) Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club (20) New York, NY Webster Hall (21) Philadelphia, PA World Café Live (24) Washington, DC Black Cat (25) I urge anyone reading this from a town or city close to any of the above to give Maximo Park a try. Their live shows are full of energy, and won’t disappoint. If you go and don’t enjoy yourself then feel free to come back and give me stick in the comments. [Photo Source: Newscom] Tags: Art Brut, Bloc Party, Brit, British, Futureheads, Maximo Park, Paul-Smith, Quicken The Heart, UK Post from: Brit Music Scene Share This

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