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Maxïmo Park are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as Music/AphexTwin, Squarepusher, Music/{{Battles}}, !!! and Music/{{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and Editors. They have released five studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'', ''The National Health'' and ''Too Much Information''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing 4''.

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Maxïmo Park are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as Music/AphexTwin, Squarepusher, Music/{{Squarepusher}}, Music/{{Battles}}, !!! and Music/{{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and Editors. They have released five studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'', ''The National Health'' and ''Too Much Information''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing 4''.


'''Maxïmo Park''' are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as Music/AphexTwin, Squarepusher, Music/{{Battles}}, !!! and Music/{{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and Editors. They have released five studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'', ''The National Health'' and ''Too Much Information''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing 4''.

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'''Maxïmo Park''' Maxïmo Park are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as Music/AphexTwin, Squarepusher, Music/{{Battles}}, !!! and Music/{{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and Editors. They have released five studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'', ''The National Health'' and ''Too Much Information''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing 4''.


'''Maxïmo Park''' are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as Music/AphexTwin, Squarepusher, Music/{{Battles}}, !!! and Music/{{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and Editors. They have released five studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'', ''The National Health'' and ''Too Much Information''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''ProjectGothamRacing 4''.

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'''Maxïmo Park''' are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as Music/AphexTwin, Squarepusher, Music/{{Battles}}, !!! and Music/{{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and Editors. They have released five studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'', ''The National Health'' and ''Too Much Information''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''ProjectGothamRacing ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing 4''.


* BritishAccents: Paul Smith sings in a very distinctive North Eastern accent


'''Maxïmo Park''' are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as Music/AphexTwin, Squarepusher, {{Battles}}, !!! and {{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and Editors. They have released five studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'', ''The National Health'' and ''Too Much Information''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''ProjectGothamRacing 4''.

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'''Maxïmo Park''' are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as Music/AphexTwin, Squarepusher, {{Battles}}, Music/{{Battles}}, !!! and {{Autechre}}.Music/{{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and Editors. They have released five studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'', ''The National Health'' and ''Too Much Information''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''ProjectGothamRacing 4''.


Maxïmo Park are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as Music/AphexTwin, Squarepusher, {{Battles}}, !!! and {{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and The Editors. They have relased five studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'', ''The National Health'' and ''Too Much Information''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''ProjectGothamRacing 4''.

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Maxïmo Park '''Maxïmo Park''' are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as Music/AphexTwin, Squarepusher, {{Battles}}, !!! and {{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and The Editors. They have relased released five studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'', ''The National Health'' and ''Too Much Information''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''ProjectGothamRacing 4''.

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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: "Did you hear (Say what?) - I've been down to the council today (What did they say?) - they sent me away (No way!) - My word holds no sway (Who's to blame?) - He wore a badge with a name (Oh yeah?) - I guess I couldn't be tamed" ("The National Health"). Also qualifies for CrapsackWorld.


* [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming Idiosyncratic Album Naming]]: The three studio albums and the DVD are named after snippets of lyrics from one of the songs within, which form {{Album Title Drop}}s. [[note]](Note that for added confusion, the snippets are usually not the song titles - "Quicken the Heart" comes from "Wraithlike" etc.)[[/note]]

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* [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming Idiosyncratic Album Naming]]: The three Four of five studio albums and the DVD are named after snippets of lyrics from one of the songs within, which form {{Album Title Drop}}s. [[note]](Note that for added confusion, the snippets are usually not the song titles - "Quicken the Heart" comes from "Wraithlike" etc.)[[/note]]


Maxïmo Park are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as AphexTwin, Squarepusher, {{Battles}}, !!! and {{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and The Editors. They have relased five studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'', ''The National Health'' and ''Too Much Information''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''ProjectGothamRacing 4''.

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Maxïmo Park are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as AphexTwin, Music/AphexTwin, Squarepusher, {{Battles}}, !!! and {{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and The Editors. They have relased five studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'', ''The National Health'' and ''Too Much Information''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''ProjectGothamRacing 4''.


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Maxïmo Park are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as AphexTwin, Squarepusher, {{Battles}}, !!! and {{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and The Editors. They have relased four studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'' and ''The National Health''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''ProjectGothamRacing 4''.

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Maxïmo Park are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as AphexTwin, Squarepusher, {{Battles}}, !!! and {{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and The Editors. They have relased four five studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'' and Heart'', ''The National Health''.Health'' and ''Too Much Information''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''ProjectGothamRacing 4''.


Maxïmo Park are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as AphexTwin, Squarepusher, {{Battles}}, !!! and {{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and The Editors. They have relased four studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'' and ''The National Health''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[GrandTheftAutoEffect more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''ProjectGothamRacing 4''.

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Maxïmo Park are a British indie band, from the North East of England. Heavily influenced by the post-punk/New Wave revival of the early 21st Century, they are currently signed to the label Warp Records - also known for releasing songs by famous artists such as AphexTwin, Squarepusher, {{Battles}}, !!! and {{Autechre}}. They are often compared to The Futureheads and The Editors. They have relased four studio albums so far - ''A Certain Trigger'', ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', ''Quicken The Heart'' and ''The National Health''. In addition, they have also released a B-Sides compilation titled ''Missing Songs'' and a DVD titled ''Found On Film''. Their most popular song is "Our Velocity" from ''Our Earthly Pleasures'', which has also been featured in many media works, [[GrandTheftAutoEffect [[SongAssociation more emblematically appearing in the official soundtrack of]] ''ProjectGothamRacing 4''.


* EpicRiff: ''Our Velocity'' starts off quiet, but then it kicks with a mighty, very loud guitar riff.



* [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming Idiosyncratic Album Naming]]: The three studio albums and the DVD are named after snippets of lyrics from one of the songs within, which form {{Album Title Drop}}s.

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* [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming Idiosyncratic Album Naming]]: The three studio albums and the DVD are named after snippets of lyrics from one of the songs within, which form {{Album Title Drop}}s. [[note]](Note that for added confusion, the snippets are usually not the song titles - "Quicken the Heart" comes from "Wraithlike" etc.)[[/note]]

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