Marks to Prove It

Marks to Prove It
Studio album by The Maccabees
Released 31 July 2015
Recorded September 2013 - February 2015
Studio Elephant Studios[1]
Genre
Length 41:17
Label
Producer
The Maccabees chronology
Given to the Wild
(2012)		 Marks to Prove It
(2015)
Singles from Marks to Prove It
  1. "Marks to Prove It"
    Released: 11 May 2015
  2. "Something Like Happiness"
    Released: 1 June 2015
  3. "Spit It Out"
    Released: 31 July 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian [3]
NME8/10 [4]

Marks to Prove It is the fourth studio album released by the English band The Maccabees released on 31 July 2015 through Fiction Records.[5] Upon release it reached No. 1 in the UK Album chart.[6] In North America a digital version was made available through Communion Records with a physical release to follow at a later date.[7]

The album was recorded in the band's studio in Elephant and Castle and pays tribute to the area.[8]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
NME NME's Albums of the Year 2015 2015

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Marks to Prove It"   4:13
2. "Kamakura"   3:59
3. "Ribbon Road"   4:23
4. "Spit It Out"   5:09
5. "Silence"   3:19
6. "River Song"   3:10
7. "Slow Sun"   4:12
8. "Something Like Happiness"   3:43
9. "WW1 Portraits"   3:18
10. "Pioneering Systems"   2:30
11. "Dawn Chorus"   3:18

References

  1. ↑ "The Maccabees reveal details of new album, Marks To Prove It". Gigwise. 18 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Maccabees have new album Marks to Prove It coming this summer". Digital Spy. May 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ Gibsone, Harriet (30 July 2015). "The Maccabees: Marks to Prove It review – muddles the brain like a hangover". theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media Ltd.
  4. ↑ Mackay, Emily (20 July 2015). "NME Reviews - The Maccabees - "Marks To Prove It"". nme.com. Time Inc. (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Donelson, Marcy. "Marks to Prove it - The Maccabbees". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Renshaw, David (7 August 2015). "The Maccabees beat Lianne La Havas to Number One in Album Chart race". nme.com. Time Inc. (UK) Ltd.
  7. ↑ "The Maccabees Release MARKS TO PROVE IT Today". Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  8. ↑ "The Maccabees: Why we love Elephant and Castle". BBC News. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "NME'S Albums of the Year 2015". nme.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.


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