Best Music Video: Maximo Park - Our Velocity
This was a pretty strong selection to pick from. Could've gone with higher profile selections like Zach and Will and some morris dancers, Justice and their t-shirts, Ted Leo's which was written by Tom Scharpling, or Snoop's latest masterpiece. All were great, but all had a lot more attention that 'Our Velocity', which took seemingly simple stop-motion technology, and turned it into a whole room full of Maximos. I really liked the concept, and it was pulled off brilliantly. The song, too, is ace - seven choruses, more hooks than a regulation dressing room, and the word "velocity" in the title. As seems to be this band's way, the album was pretty uneven - a couple of great songs to jump off a chair to ('The Unshockable' is particularly ace) but mostly forgettable. But that 'Velocity' video - top marks.
[Maximo Park myspace / official site]
Then I tell you some more about me
Live vault: Maximo Park in Edinburgh (2007)
"We are Maximo Park, there's very little doubt in our minds about that..."
Here are six songs from a live session the Park did recently for XFM Scotland. I couldn't be bothered to rip the whole gig, sorry. I've never seen them live, but the songs sound really similar to their studio counterparts, which makes them seem less interesting. Although, I imagine the live Maximo experience is more about the energy and the jumping. I'd have loved to have caught their recent shows with Art Brut (speaking of, Eddie's tour diary is back).
Anyway, here are some songs from Maximo Park - give 'em a spin. Maybe, just maybe, this is the last time I'll post 'Apply Some Pressure' for a while.
[download Maximo Park - Graffiti (live in Edinburgh)]
[download Maximo Park - Girls Who Play Guitars (live in Edinburgh)]
[download Maximo Park - The Unshockable (live in Edinburgh)]
[download Maximo Park - Our Velocity (live in Edinburgh)]
[download Maximo Park - Russian Literature (live in Edinburgh)]
[download Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure (live in Edinburgh)]
[buy 'Our Earthly Pleasures']
