Apply Some Pressure - Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger

Of all of the post-Libertine's bands to come flooding out of England in the middle part of this decade, Maximo Park seemed like the forgotten middle child. They lacked the spikey ferocity and politcal savvy of Bloc Party, but weren't as monotonous as one song wonders like The Cribs or The Fratellis. But as Bloc Party has released two underwhelming follow ups that have takent he bloom off their rose (and the other two bands have released lack luster follow ups that confirmed them as one trick ponies) the Gang of Four-esque pop of these Newcastle lads seems more and more appealing by the day.