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Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger | 00s Album Review
Manage episode 509322826 series 2546756
Twenty years since their debut, Maxïmo Park’s A Certain Trigger announces itself with angular guitars, driving rhythms, and Paul Smith’s earnest, impassioned vocals that give the songs both urgency and heart. Tracks like “Apply Some Pressure” and “Graffiti” capture the restless energy of youth, the album skillfully marries wiry indie-rock grit with pop immediacy. The band carved out their own voice amid a crowded scene that included the likes of The Futureheads, Bloc Party, The Kaiser Chiefs, and more post-Britpop bands with tight arrangements and inspired studio choices with a variety of keyboard sounds.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Apply Some Pressure
14:03 - Signal And Sign
28:46 - I Want You To Stay
35:45 - Postcard of a Painting
Outro - Graffiti
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Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.799 episodes
Manage episode 509322826 series 2546756
Twenty years since their debut, Maxïmo Park’s A Certain Trigger announces itself with angular guitars, driving rhythms, and Paul Smith’s earnest, impassioned vocals that give the songs both urgency and heart. Tracks like “Apply Some Pressure” and “Graffiti” capture the restless energy of youth, the album skillfully marries wiry indie-rock grit with pop immediacy. The band carved out their own voice amid a crowded scene that included the likes of The Futureheads, Bloc Party, The Kaiser Chiefs, and more post-Britpop bands with tight arrangements and inspired studio choices with a variety of keyboard sounds.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Apply Some Pressure
14:03 - Signal And Sign
28:46 - I Want You To Stay
35:45 - Postcard of a Painting
Outro - Graffiti
Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon.
Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.799 episodes
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