The Maccabees
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| The Maccabees | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Brighton, England |
| Genres | Indie rock, |
| Labels | Fiction |
| Members | Orlando Weeks Hugo White Felix White Rupert Jarvis Robert Dylan Thomas |
The Maccabees are a British indie band from Brighton.
Their debut single, 'X-Ray', was released on Promise records on 28th November 2005, and received some evening play on London radio station Xfm London. They received little exposure until they released their second single, 'Latchmere', on Fierce Panda Records some 6 months later 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.
In mid-2006, influential music magazine NME gave the band some extremely favourable press, including a review of their now infamous headline show at Cafe dé Paris in London, where the magazine called the band "The best new band in Britain".
In November 2006 the band toured with Fields, ¡Forward, Russia!, and Wolfmother as part of the MTV2 spanking new music promotion. Drummer, Robert Dylan Thomas was replaced by session drummer, Elliott Andrews, for this tour as he broke his arm just before the band were due to begin touring. Also in November 2006, the band released their third single 'First Love', which charted at #40.
The band are now signed to Fiction Records, and are currently working on their debut album, due early 2007.
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[edit] Band Members
- Orlando Weeks – vocals
- Hugo White – Guitar
- Felix White – Guitar and Vocals
- Rupert Jarvis – Bass
- Robert Dylan Thomas – Drums
[edit] Singles
- X-Ray - Promise Records - 28th November 2005
- Latchmere - Fierce Panda Records - 10th April 2006
- First Love - Fiction Records - 14th November 2006 - (UK #40)
[edit] Trivia
- Guitarist Felix White attended Dulwich-based secondary school Alleyn's School and was in a band with close friend and current solo artist Jack Peñate. This band was called Jack's Basement.
- As the B-Side to 'First Love', The Maccabees covered the Richard Hawley song 'Just Like The Rain'. Hawley is apparently thrilled with this new version [citation needed].
- The subject of the single Latchmere is the local Latchmere Leisure Centre in Battersea, London, which has a Wave Machine.
