The Maccabees
(1) Formed in the fall of 1998, The Maccabees was comprised of ¾ of long-de… Read Full Bio ↴(1) Formed in the fall of 1998, The Maccabees was comprised of ¾ of long-defunct Pohgoh. They released a 6 track EP "Songs from the Weakest Link" on New Granada records.

(2) The Maccabees (2002-2016, 2024-present) are an indie rock band from London, UK. The line-up consisted of Orlando Weeks (vocals), Hugo White (guitar), Felix White (guitar, vocals), Rupert Jarvis (bass) and Sam Doyle (drums), who replaced Robert Dylan Thomas. 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.
Then inking a deal with the Polydor imprint (and former home of The Cure) Fiction Records the bands first studio album, Colour It In, was released on May 4, 2007 .
To date (late September 2007) they have released three (widely available) singles from the album (First Love, About Your Dress and Precious Time) with a fourth and final single Toothpaste Kisses released on October 8, 2007.

On May 4, 2009 the band released Wall of Arms, their second album. Preceded by the single Love You Better on April 27th. Markus Dravs, who collaborated in the past with artists such as Björk, Arcade Fire and Coldplay, produced the album. The album has been recorded in various cities including Liverpool and Paris, unlike their first long-player which was recorded in "dribs and drabs" like frontman Orlando Weeks said.

On January 9, 2012 the Maccabees released Given To The Wild, their third album. The band worked on the album at both Rockfield Studios in Wales and their rehearsal space in London's Elephant and Castle district, before decamping to Suffolk to finish the record.

Marks to Prove It, their last album, was released in 2015. The band announced that they decided to disband in August 2016, with farewell gigs in 2017.

On 25 October 2024, it was announced that the band were reuniting.

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Guitarist Felix White was initially in a band called Jack's Basement with fellow friend Jack Peñate. Felix and Hugo White are brothers, along with Will White, who is the frontman of another band called Talk Taxis. Former drummer Robert Dylan Thomas left the band in 2008.
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The Maccabees Lyrics


About Your Dress It's just what all young lovers do It's just what all…
All In Your Rows So it's stars and crosses Reasoning for losses You learn r…
Ayla Aimless am I listless I'm the blunt of the knife Drifting to…
Bag Of Bones Double noose a necklace Bubble wrap to safe the place Wrinkl…
Bicycles Service is suspended Service shall resume Service running la…
Can You Give It One last push with all the strength of us all Under…
Child Never as a child Would you give this time of day You…
Colour It In Let's fight the men of science Cold, calculating, Desperate…
Dawn Chorus You run rings around You make perfect days Swing a…
Dinosaurs True ring, true ring Gonna make this crystal sing Other ways…
Empty Vessels Trodding the road with no place to go, It ain't safe…
Feel To Follow How was I to ever, Believe it? It's never too late, Until it…
First Love First love Last love Only love It's only love First love La…


Forever I I'm a child to your voice To the sound though it…
Forever I've Known I'm a child to your voice To the sound though it…
Given To The Wild Given to the wild Given to the wilder ways While the ways…
Glimmer With it all before you how could it ever go…
Go Left you there in the sunlight In the sunshine by the…
Good Old Bill Spearmint Rhino was taking our money When Gran was robbed o…
Grew Up At Midnight Outside of the window I was sticking with you We were only…
Happy Faces Run boy run Run boy run Run boy run Run boy run Here she…
Hearts That Strangle It's not for the faint hearted Not for the ones who've…
Heave Heave another heave another sigh We're the last sons Thoug…
I Drove All Night I had to escape The city was sticky and cruel Maybe I…
Just Like the Rain Walking silent through the snow Drifting softly to your doo…
Kamakura Drinking when you're drunken To chase down the evening God…
Kiss And Resolve Begrudgingly I I cut your hair And argument, it Followed …
Latchmere Swim, swim, swim, swim, swimming Stay in your lanes Swim, sw…
Lego Mum said no to Disneyland And dad loves the church Halleluja…
Love You Better Better Get another coal on the fake fire Cover on the wet…
Marks To Prove It No one was crying They simply got a little something in…
Mary Mary cries out: "for the love of God" As…
No Kind Words Dear friend of mine has broken his union Broke from traditi…
O.A.V.I.P She collects medicines in the box Where once he had kept…
O.A.V.I.P. She collects medicines in the box Where once he had kept…
One Hand Holding Oh love, I was torn, I was torn But I put…
Pelican So soon we're too old to carry We knew we only…
Picnic Song Oodelay Yoodelay Sitting in a tree Nobody comes to visit m…
Pioneering Systems What would we have done If you'd never come back?…
Precious Time Pound for pound and cheek to cheek Cheek paler than a…
Ribbon Road Oh fallen low Endless round, endless roll Endlessly signal…
River Song Back to the water the capital's river Hoping on hope…
Seventeen Hands Call out the soft sound The four letter word that you…
Silence Thought I'd find it easier Under lock, chain and key…
Sleep It's late And I'm fighting the monsters under my bed Spinn…
Slow Sun It's ok Red letter, go-getter The red won't come off…
Slowly One In every quiet moment In every little silence Every small …
Smoker Happy Happy to be here Happy that you could all be here…
Something Like Happiness Oooooh You just know, when you know, you just know Oooooh Yo…
Sore Throat Sore throat in the morning Sore throat at night Still got a…
Spanishish Hey You've lost your passporter Lost in Barcelona Nowhere…
Spit It Out Seen it spit it out Out of all control Nothing call things…
THE REAL THING It's real, yeah so real, yeah A mongoose can smile at…
Tissue Shoulders Never cry on your own, never cry But when you cry Just…
Toothpaste Kisses Cradle me, I'll cradle you I'll win your heart with a…
Unknow Love, just while love Just while love remembers Just while…
Unknown Just while love remembers Unknow me as hard as it seems Dec…
Wall Of Arms I woke up with a loved one's eyes upon me Loved…
Went Away Look at you with slimmer lines Dirty toes un-showered Unholy…
William Powers There is love There is lust There is love fuelled lust, li…
WW1 Portraits Just so beautiful Inside out more colourful Fair hair tied…
X Ray Vision She's the flutter in my heart The spring that's in my…
X-Ray She's the flutter in my heart The spring that's in my…
Young Lions Roses in the car Roses in the car Bony saddle, bony street…


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