Maxïmo Park

So, I've been delving into the vaults of my iPod (looking back, instead of forward for once) and for whatever reason, I've found myself engrossed once again in Maxïmo Park's A Certain Trigger. I discovered the band sometime early my junior year and absolutely loved the album. Looking back on it, I probably would have said it was a happy album, but the lyrics were obviously written by a guy who was really hurt by someone.

Anyhoo...did you know that the lead singer for the band was discovered by the drummer's girlfriend at a pub while he was singing along to Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" when the band was on the verge of breaking up.

What else I've been listening to recently: Doves, matt pond PA, The Stills, The Thrills, Brendan Benson, The Fratellis, Stars, and whatever comes on XMU 43 and The Verge 52.

P.S. If anyone ever gave me a beer bottle as freaking awesome as a Maxïmo Park New Castle Brown Ale bottle...I'd cry and be forever indebted to said person.