Maximo Park’s debut album has been hotly tipped and for good reason; in
‘A Certain Trigger’ the band have delivered a solid gold album, packed full of classic pop hits.
From the infectiously catchy ‘Apply Some Pressure’, to the jerky passion of ‘Graffiti’ to the anthemic and immense ,b>‘Going Missing’, ‘A Certain Trigger’ is by turns romantic, edgy, powerful and energetic. No wonder the NME describe Maximo Park as ‘a firework display of perfect pop…the first band to take the splendour of the Smiths and run with it.’’
Despite its wildly adventurous scope, ,b>‘A Certain Trigger’ holds together like a dream. In part this is because of frontman Paul Smith’s unique voice and emotionally open lyrics, and in part because of the band’s simple approach to sounds and effects. Maximo Park embrace classic pop song structures, and then subvert them at will.
The album is produced by Paul Epworth, the man behind the debut albums of both Bloc Party and The Futureheads.
