Paul Smith (Maximo Park)

Announced by the man himself in a BBC 6 music session with Lauren Laverne yesterday (Tues 18th) Maximo Park frontman Paul Smith comes to The Georgian Theatre on Monday 31st August. This Georgian appearance is his only warm up date ahead of a September UK tour and two sold out Albert Hall shows promoting new solo record Contradictions.

Contradictions took four years to write and record, having begun life on the road at the point Paul assembled his ‘Intimations’, Andrew Hodson (drums) from electronic duo Warm Digits and Claire Adams (bass), to help tour his personal solo debut Margins. The album finds Paul in a more reflective state opposed to the adrenaline-fuelled pop choruses he’s been known for up to now and is a clearer, more hi-fi progression from Margins’ melancholy. ”I only ever want to release music that I feel adds something new to the world, however small”, Smith says, “and I'm confident that Contradictions is an alternative pop record that fulfils my own criteria.”

Tickets go on sale Wednesday (18th August) morning at 10am. We advise booking early to avoid disappointment.