Karaoke Plays, by Maximo Park (CD single on Warp)

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Rating: happy This record left our Ant feeling happy.

Those other radio friendly crossover indie chaps Maximo Park are back with their squillionth single. Initially we had our allocation on the Ltd 7"s cut back in favour of them going to the big corporate chain stores but Phil kicked off and had a good old whinge on here and then some magic happened and we got what we had originally asked for. 'Karaoke Plays' is pure stadium indie. Its like a big festival anthem type track. You can tell they give it their all and the passion comes across. I reckon 'Our Velocity' is the best single off the album so far though. All the tracks are split over the two 7"s and the CD single which has a video and that on it. We're just laughing at a bit in their cover of Justin Timberlake's 'Like I Love You' which just reeks of that Radio 1 live lounge thing where bands cover songs you wouln't expect them too. I'ts a pure novelty /gimmick stuff that I'm surprised these guys have been sucked in by. It does make us chuckle though. It's like Maximo Park trying to sound like Justin Timberlake who's trying to sound like Michael Jackson. Heheh...Jacksimo Park.

What the label says:

The beautiful, soaring ‘Karaoke Plays’ is the new single from one of the bands and albums of 2007.‘Karaoke Plays’ is just another milestone of Maximo Park’s glittering 2007, one that has included a #2 album, sold out tours worldwide, their own 45 minute Channel 4 special and prestigious slots at major festivals, to name just a few highlights. One of the most radio friendly songs on the album, Radio 1 and XFM support is guaranteed, with big opportunities at ILR and beyond.The B sides include a further 3 chapters in the obituary series of songs that has graced this year’s singles, this time the subjects are French philosopher Jean Baudrillard, Sixties Labour politician George Brown and American author Jonathan Coleman. The beautiful limited 7” packages, including silver print, coloured vinyl and sheet music, are going to be Maximo’s best ever – and certain to be snapped up by their rabid fanbase and collectors alike. The enhanced CD format includes a package of online extras comprising exclusive videos, surprise downloadable items, lyrics and much more, all exclusively accessible from the CD single only.