Maximo Park Announce US Tour Dates To Promote Very Good Album Indeed

Ooooweeee. We got our grubby little mitts on the Maximo record and it's quite amazing, for various reasons:

1. The press release says it sounds like "The Smashing Pumpkins meets The Smiths" but it actually sounds like "Maximo Park meets Maximo Park"--and that's not a bad thing.

2. It has a song called "Girls Who Play Guitar", which we're sure you'll agree sounds pretty fetching.

3. Not that this is reflected on the record, but it would seem that Paul Smith has got his hair somewhat in order.

4. Once again, you can't exactly tell this by listening to the album, but Duncan is kind of hot now.

5. On "The Unshockable" Paul almost goes into some sort of pre-2006 Kaiser Chiefs-inspired "Whhoooooooooaaaaaa!"-type deal. He doesn't, unfortunately, but we'd like to believe the intention was there.

Here are the tour dates!

11 Jul 2007 / Boston @ Great Scotts
12 Jul 2007 / New York @ Webster Hall
13 Jul 2007 / Montreal @ La Tulipe
14 Jul 2007 / Toronto @ Mod Club
16 Jul 2007 / Chicago @ Double Door
17 Jul 2007 / Minneapolis @ Varsity Theatre
19 Jul 2007 /Denver @ Larimer Lounge
20 Jul 2007 / Salt Lake City @ Club Sound
22 Jul 2007 / Seattle @ Chop Suey
23 Jul 2007 / Vancouver @ Richards on Richards
24 Jul 2007 / Portland @ Doug Fir Lounge
26 Jul 2007 / San Francisco @ Popscene
27 July 2007 / Los Angeles @ El Ray Theatre
28 July 2007 / San Diego @ Casbah

And that death stare from the video again.



Never gets old!