Maxïmo Park are an English alternative rock band, formed in 2000 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band consists of Paul Smith (vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitar), and Tom English (drums). The band have released seven studio albums: A Certain Trigger (2005), Our Earthly Pleasures (2007), Quicken The Heart (2009), The National Health (2012), Too Much Information (2014), Risk to Exist (2017) and Nature Always Wins (2021). The first two albums went gold in the UK and their debut was nominated for the Mercury Prize.
Paul Smith is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known as the leader singer of indie rock band Maxïmo Park.
Exile is an American band originally formed in 1963. In the 1970s, they were known as a rock band that had a major hit single with "Kiss You All Over" in 1978. After several lineup changes, the band was re-launched as a country act that achieved additional success in the 1980s and '90s. J.P. Pennington is the only current member of the band remaining from its early days.
Douglas Scott Gillard is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has been a member of major indie pop and punk bands, most notably Guided by Voices, Nada Surf, Bambi Kino, Death of Samantha, and Cobra Verde.
Nicole Scherzinger is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She is best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.
Maxïmo Park are an alternative rock band from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Founded in the city in 2000, the band currently includes Paul Smith, Duncan Lloyd (guitar), and Tom English (drums), with founding members Archis Tiku and Lukas Wooller (keyboard) retiring in 2014 and 2019 respectively. As of 2022, Maxïmo Park's discography consists of seven studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, one EP, twenty-three singles and twenty-three music videos.
Kate Elizabeth Steele is an Australian singer, guitarist and songwriter of the four-piece rock band, Little Birdy.
Ivan Drever is a Scottish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist. He often tours with fiddler Duncan Chisholm who founded the Celtic rock band Wolfstone which Drever joined in 1990 but left in later years. Drever has mixed traditional folk with some rock and roll sounds.
Quicken the Heart is the third studio album by Maxïmo Park. It was released on 11 May 2009. It debuted at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart.
Leah Flanagan is an Australian singer-songwriter from Darwin, Northern Territory, currently based in Sydney. She has released two albums and has toured through Australia with her music and as a part of festival ensembles. She has also appeared on the Australian TV shows Spicks & Specks, Faboriginal and RocKwiz.
Little Mix are a British girlgroup, formed on the eighth series of The X Factor UK by Kelly Rowland. In 2011, the group rose to prominence after becoming the first group to win the series, and are regarded as the show's most successful winning act. Originally a four-piece group, the line up consisted of Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, and Jesy Nelson, before her departure in 2020. Known for their vocals and signature harmonies, they are cited for helping the girl band renaissance in the UK and for re-defining girl groups. In 2022, Little Mix went on an indefinite hiatus, allowing its members to pursue solo projects.
The National Health is the fourth studio album by English indie rock band Maxïmo Park. It was released in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2012 by V2 Records. The album was the first by the band to feature a title track. The one-minute opening track, a ballad with piano and strings, has been noted by the band as a deliberate move to disorientate the listener.
Natalie Nicole Hemby Wrucke is an American country music songwriter and singer. She has written songs for Lee Ann Womack, Eli Young Band, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Sunny Sweeney, Little Big Town, Jon Pardi, Kacey Musgraves, and Lady Gaga. In 2019, she joined the quartet The Highwomen alongside Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires and Maren Morris.
Theo Katzman is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer based in Los Angeles. His musical style is a fusion of pop, jazz, funk and indie rock. He is a member of funk band Vulfpeck and has contributed to the works of several artists as songwriter and producer. Katzman has released four studio albums. His latest album Be the Wheel was released in March 2023.
Dan Whitehouse is an English songwriter and musician. He is known for his distinctive voice and understated songwriting. His 2012 album Reaching for a State of Mind was made with percussionist Chip Bailey, a collaborator of Duke Special, and won critical acclaim as having lyrical vulnerability and imaginative musical settings.
PAWS are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Glasgow in 2010. To date, they have released four studio albums via FatCat Records and Ernest Jenning.
Nicole Ann Bell, known professionally as Nicole Dollanganger, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and artist.
Teleman are an English indie pop band formed in London in 2011. The group consists of Thomas Sanders, Pete Cattermoul (bass) and Hiro Amamiya (drums).
Still Country is the forty-first solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn, released on September 12, 2000, by Audium Records and Koch Records. It was Lynn's first commercial studio album in over a decade, since 1988's Who Was That Stranger.
Johanna Warren is an American musician and actor. To date she has released six solo albums. Rolling Stone Magazine has called her a "Singer-Songwriter You Need to Know."
