Artist
The Maccabees
The Maccabees is an indie rock artist from Brighton, England formed in 2004. 16 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie Rock · Brighton, England · Best indie rock albums
- 16
- Releases
- 1998–2025
- Active years
- 2004
- Formed
Artist
The Maccabees is an indie rock artist from Brighton, England formed in 2004. 16 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie Rock · Brighton, England · Best indie rock albums
Most popular
Colour It In
2007
Marks to Prove It
Single · 2015
Toothpaste Kisses
Single · 2025
Something Like Happiness (Acoustic)
Single · 2025
Koya
Single · 2025
The Remixes
Single · 2015
Spit It Out
Single · 2015
Something Like Happiness
Single · 2015
Marks To Prove It (Public Service Broadcasting Remix)
Single · 2015
Can You Give It (MTV.co.uk Live Session At Oxegen Festival 2009)
Single · 2009
Live from i-Tunes Festival Live at the ICA 28th July
EP · 2007
Toothpaste Kisses (Digital Download)
Single · 2007
Songs from the Weakest Link
EP · 1998
The Maccabees are an indie rock band from South London, England. 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, lead singer Orlando Weeks has more recently affirmed, in an interview on Steve Lamacq's BBC Radio 1 show, that none of the band is religious. Their lyrics often include an atheistic theme, in particular their second album's title track, "Wall of Arms" and "All in Your Rows" from their debut album. Their debut single, "X-Ray", was released on Promise records on 28 November 2005, and received some evening play on London radio station Xfm London. They received little significant exposure, however, until six months later, when they released their second single, "Latchmere", the subject of which is the wave machine at the Latchmere Leisure Centre in Battersea, South London, on Fierce Panda Records in April 2006. This was championed by Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq and received airtime on MTV2. The video, directed by Hugh Frost and Samuel Bebbington, also proved an internet hit after it was posted on YouTube. The band are currently signed to major label Fiction Records, and released thei…
