The Maccabees are celebrating the tenth anniversary of their fourth and last album, Marks To Show It, with a brand new reissue. Set for a November 28 launch, it contains 4 variations of the indie rock band’s album: a traditional black double-vinyl, a single vinyl, a 3-CD, and digital variations.
All however the single vinyl options the addition of B-sides, acoustic tracks, and a brand new model of the title observe recorded throughout a session for BBC Radio 6 DJ Steve Lamacq. The three-CD and digital codecs additionally function The Maccabees’ career-spanning set from Glastonbury 2015, which included a visitor look from pal and fellow indie rock artist Jamie T on “Marks To Prove It.” The one-vinyl is crafted as a zoetrope disc (designed by Drew Tetz), whereas paintings for the double-vinyl and 3-CD codecs was created by the band’s long-term designer, Matt De Jong, who additionally designed the unique launch. The album cowl shows the Michael Faraday Memorial monument, a key landmark of London’s Elephant & Citadel neighborhood.
Initially launched in July 2015, Marks To Show It is understood for its singles “Something Like Happiness,” “Spit It Out,” and the title observe. The album can be a major marker within the band’s profession, because it turned their first to high the UK Albums chart.
“We didn’t know it would be the last album we made at the time, but, with some distance, it’s probably the closest thing to a definitive Maccabees album, with a part of all the versions of us before in it,” guitarist Felix White shared in an announcement. “It was a really committed time — where all our lives and focus were going into this music for better or for worse — and ten years on, that is really something you can hear in it.”
Earlier than Marks To Show It, The Maccabees launched 2007’s Color It In, 2009’s Wall of Arms, and 2012’s Mercury Prize-nominated Given to the Wild. The band has since been on hiatus, with members pursuing solo initiatives. This yr, they made a comeback at London’s All Factors East pageant in August — their first reside present in eight years.
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