Monday 19 January 2009

Maximo Park 'B Sides' Album?

Rumours are circulating that Maximo Park have a 'B sides' and rare songs album due for release at some point soon. Some sites even have a track listing for it. It seems to be a collection of the various 'B sides' issued with the singles from the last album in all the different formats (CD, vinyl and digital). They did the same thing for the singles from the first album and added a few demos - 'Missing Songs'.

It seems to be going by the name '(I Can't Sleep) Without Music', a song using Paul's voice and words from 'Warehouse' but oddly electro-music from Modeselektor. I can't decide whether it's a real album or just a rumour that keeps being perpetuated (including, now, by me!). I can't help but notice that most of the sites with a track listing include a song called 'Ride Before A Fall' which is clearly just a typo for 'Pride Before A Fall' but no-one seems to notice that, being too busy passing on the rumour.

I hope it's true. I'd buy the record, no question - it'll be worth it to have all the songs in one place. But if it's not released soon then it risks drawing attention away from the real new album of new songs that's due out this year.

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