The Maccabees

Surge Tracks

• About Your Dress
• Feel To Follow
• First Love
• Love You Better
• No Kind Words
• Pelican
• Precious Time
• Toothpaste Kisses
• X-Ray

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Surge Articles about The Maccabees

The Maccabees

15th May 2009

The Maccabees were headlining at the union. We just had to grab one of them and talk about music, ghosts, and cheese sandwiches. Well wouldn't you? more...

NME TOUR: The Maccabees

19th March 2010

Rob and Natalie from the Indie Hour recently caught up with Orlando from the Maccabees during the NME tour. more...

Artist Biography

The Maccabees are an indie rock band originally from South London, based in Brighton, UK. The current line-up consists of Orlando Weeks (vocals), Hugo White (guitar), Felix White (guitar, vocals), Rupert Jarvis (bass) and Sam Doyle (drums).

Former drummer Robert Dylan Thomas left the band in 2008 in order to enter rehab. It is not certain whether he will rejoin the band in the future or not.

Lead singer Orlando Weeks stated once that the band came up with the name by flicking through the Bible and picking out a random word. Despite adopting a name with religious connotations, he affirmed that none of the band are religious.

Debuting in 2004 with the You Make Noise I Make Sandwiches EP (released on Haircut Records), they released their first single X-Ray on Promise Records on November 28, 2005. Receiving just little significant exposure - some evening play on XFM London radio station - the band however scored a minor indie hit with their second post-punk influenced single Latchmere released in April 2006 on Fierce Panda Records.

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Artist Discography

Albums

Colour It In (14 January 2008)
Given to the Wild (9 January 2012)
Wall of Arms (4 May 2009)

EPs

Toothpaste Kisses EP (10 October 2007)
You Make Noise, I Make Sandwiches

Singles

About Your Dress (26 February 2007)
First Love
Latchmere
Pelican (9 January 2011)

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