MAXIMO PARK – OUR VELOCITY Red Vinyl 7″ – MINT 2007 INDIE ROCK

Maximo Park – Our Velocity
(Warp Records  2007  7WAP220R)

Sleeve & Red Vinyl in MINT condition

Maxïmo Park are an English alternative rock band formed in 2000 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band currently consists of Paul Smith (lead vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals), and Tom English (drums). The band have released eight 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), Nature Always Wins (2021), and Stream of Life (2024). The first two albums went gold in the UK, and their debut was nominated for the Mercury Prize.

“Our Velocity” is a song by English indie rock band Maxïmo Park. It was released on 19 March 2007 as the lead single from their second studio album, Our Earthly Pleasures (2007). The music was written by guitarist Duncan Lloyd and the lyrics by lead singer Paul Smith. According to Smith, the song is about the wars that the UK was involved in at the time, such as Afghanistan and Iraq.