Full Album Streams

Here are a couple new full album streams worthy of attention.

AOL has Klaxons' Myths of the Near Future. Ignore all that bullshit about the term "new rave." This is actually a really great rock album. It's 10 bucks at Insound and as an added bonus, they're shipping the Magick and Golden Skans import CD singles along with it. It comes out tomorrow.

NME has Maximo Park's Our Earthly Pleasures. It was a tall order but it doesn't quite stand up to their debut. The album drops off a bit during the bottom third of the album but overall, it's a very solid effort from a band that I think is very underrated here in the States. The album is out next Monday in the UK and May 8 in the US. No pre-sale information yet.

Maxïmo Park Tour Dates

One of my favorites, Maxïmo Park, will be make the trek over to North America this summer. Dates, as reported by Pitchfork, are below. And I'm not sure if I'm reading this correctly but did Amy Phillips just say something nice about a band I like? "Check out the band's new single, 'Our Velocity', over at their MySpace. I like how his voice breaks during the chorus."

What Pitchfork didn't report is that loyal fans can get their hands on tickets now. Click here for pre-sale info. Tickets are $16.

07-11 Boston, MA - Great Scott
07-12 New York, NY - Webster Hall
07-13 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe
07-14 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club
07-16 Chicago, IL - Double Door
07-17 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre
07-19 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
07-20 Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound
07-22 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
07-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
07-24 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
07-26 San Francisco, CA - Popscene
07-27 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
07-28 San Diego, CA - Casbah

Checking in with Maxïmo Park

Maxïmo Park's Our Earthly Pleasures is THE album that I'm looking forward to the most at the moment. "Our Velocity" is a beast of a first single and I'm keeping close tabs on any upcoming shows (they are an excellent live band). Due in the States on 4/2, the band has begun the requisite interview process and there are a couple decent ones out there right now.

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[Belfast Telegraph]

"Our Velocity" Video:

Maxïmo Park New Album Details and Tracklisting

Maxïmo Park tend to get lost in the onslaught that is the British music scene. It's probably because they're not claiming to take over the world or recording the greatest album of all-time. I like that they're humble. I also think that their debut A Certain Trigger is second in quality only to Bloc Party's Silent Alarm since this craze begain in '04. Hell, even Pitchfork agrees.

From their Web site: Our Earthly Pleasures will be released on 2nd April 2006 (May 1 in the U.S.) on Warp Records. The album will be preceded by the single "Our Velocity" in March (19th), and the formats will include exclusive b-sides. More information on this soon.

This is a terrible album cover. Tracklisting below.

Album Tracklisting:
Girls Who Play Guitars
Our Velocity
Books From Boxes
Russian Literature
Karaoke Plays
Your Urge
The Unshockable
By The Monument
Nosebleed
A Fortnight’s Time
Sandblasted And Set Free
Parisian Skies