PRE-ORDER: Maxband - On Ice 12" vinyl

A limited edition first pressing of the debut album by Maxband, a project fronted by Parquet Courts drummer Max Savage, set for release April 5th on Holm Front Records.

‘Maxband On Ice,’ produced and mixed by Jonny Schenke, picks up where breakthrough EP ‘Top of the Stairs’ left off across 12 tracks of direct, hook-laden indie rock — at times recalling New York luminaries The Strokes but also dipping into murkier waters. The sardonic ‘Rich Man’ brings to mind the best of early Weezer, while the duelling lead guitars in ‘Lines’ (clocking in at nearly 6-minutes) would surely have elicited a nod of approval from even Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd of Television.

All four members of the Brooklyn quartet — completed by Patrick J Smith of A Beacon School, drummer Eric Read and lead guitarist Tim Nelson — assume the role of lead singer on at least one song over the course of Maxband On Ice’s 41-minute run-time.

A taste of the forthcoming album is available now in the form of lead single ‘Nothing’s Changed’ — a track brimming with the kind of stylistic contrasts that make this group stand out. Savage, for his part, steps out from behind the kit to assume rhythm guitar and vocal duties. While his raw, punk delivery might remind Parquet Courts fans of elder brother Andrew, the dreamier contributions of co-vocalist Smith take the song somewhere else entirely.

Maxband will commemorate the impending album with a full American tour, before making their way across the pond to the UK for the first time.

It's the first full-length to be released on the Holm Front imprint, previously home to the likes of Dutch collective Personal Trainer, Scotland’s Walt Disco and rising London post-rock group, Ugly.

“We’re in great company,” says Savage. “It’s an honour and a privilege to be working with Holm Front again. We are hoping this year brings us more exposure to unfamiliar ears.”

Pre-order one of only 300 copies of the first pressing of ‘Maxband On Ice’ now.

Previous praise for Maxband

“An indie rock dream” — The Fader

“Exceedingly pretty post-punk with a metronomic pulse straight out of an early Strokes record” — Stereogum

“Imbued with an effortless confidence” — Paste Magazine

“Delightfully direct” — So Young Magazine

“Instantly gratifying, hook-filled indie rock” — Under the Radar Magazine

“What is remarkable is when the different personalities that make up Maxband collide" - Binaural