Maximo Park Post Risk To Exist Video In Aid Of MOAS
Friday, 10 February 2017
Written by Huw Baines
Maxïmo Park have released a video for Risk to Exist.
The film documents the work of Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), a Malta-based foundation that works to help migrants and refugees at sea. Proceeds from the sale of the single will benefit the organisation.
“After reading a newspaper article about the amazing work that MOAS do, we felt the song's issues aligned perfectly with the organisation's founding ideal - that to do nothing when people are in danger is immoral,” Paul Smith, the band’s vocalist, said.
“The song is all about the fragility of life and nowhere is that more visible than in the footage of the rescues undertaken by MOAS, where flimsy dinghies are overloaded with desperate people, literally clinging on to life. Even though the song was borne from self-expression and a more generally empathetic position, it became, to my mind, a rallying call and we felt that any profit from its sale should go to helping this cause.”
Risk to Exist is the title track from Maxïmo Park’s new album, which is out on on April 21 through Daylighting/Cooking Vinyl. The band will headline Live At Leeds: Finale and tour the UK this spring.
Maximo Park Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:
Sun April 30 2017 - LEEDS O2 Academy Leeds
Fri May 05 2017 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute
Sat May 06 2017 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE O2 Academy Newcastle
Mon May 08 2017 - ABERDEEN Lemon Tree
Tue May 09 2017 - GLASGOW O2 ABC
Wed May 10 2017 - SHEFFIELD Leadmill
Fri May 12 2017 - LONDON Royal Festival Hall
Sat May 13 2017 - BEXHILL ON SEA De La Warr Pavilion
Mon May 15 2017 - CAMBRIDGE Cambridge Junction
Tue May 16 2017 - CARDIFF Tramshed
Wed May 17 2017 - FALMOUTH Princess Pavilion
Fri May 19 2017 - MANCHESTER Albert Hall
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