One of Newcastle’s finest exports and fastest-rising stars are the power pop wunderkinds of Maximo Park. Often lumped into comparison with bands like The Strokes and Franz Ferdinand, their particular brand of jangly powerchords and fun set them apart from the pack and have earned them a following amongst their countrymen and those stateside. Having flooded the market with a series of new releases, including A Certain Trigger (which earned them a Mercury Prize nomination) and a series of singles including “Apply Some Pressure” and “Graffiti”, the band will issue this retrospective-of-sorts on February 21st which includes demos and unreleased B-sides. Have a listen to it and tell us what you think.

OH NO IT’S ANOTHER SCENESTARS CONTEST!!!

Be one of the first two people to answer this question correctly and win one of these two limited edition 7″ Maximo Park singles!

Part One
Limited Edition Orange Vinyl; Contains Brand New Track -
My Life in Reverse

Part Two
Limited Edition Transparent Vinyl; Contains Brand New
Track - Isolation, as well as Live in Japan version of
Apply Some Pressure.

Email your answers to: scenestars.net [at] gmail [dot] com

Q: Who is the photographer responsible for the photographs adorning the covers of Maximo Park’s recent slough of releases?

The first two correct answers will each win one of these very limited-edition 7″ vinyl (one will win Part One, one will win Part Two).

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