Marks to Prove It

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Marks to Prove It
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Studio album by
The Maccabees
Released31 July 2015
RecordedSeptember 2013 – February 2015
StudioElephant Studios[1]
Genre
Length41:17
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
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
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NME8/10 [5]
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Marks to Prove It is the fourth and final studio album released by the English band The Maccabees released on 31 July 2015 through Fiction Records.[9] Upon release, it reached number one in the UK Album chart.[10] In North America a digital version was made available through Communion Records with a physical release to follow at a later date.[11]

The album was recorded in the band's studio in Elephant and Castle and pays tribute to the area, including the album cover being of the Michael Faraday Memorial that is near the studio.[12]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Year Rank
NME NME's Albums of the Year 2015 2015
9[13]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by The Maccabees.

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[14]

The Maccabees

  • Orlando Weeks – vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), backing vocals (5), guitar (1, 9, 10), organ (2, 3), kazoo (6)
  • Felix White – guitar (all tracks), backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11), piano (3)
  • Hugo White – guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11), organ (1), piano (5, 10), vocals (5), backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
  • Rupert Jarvis – bass guitar (all tracks)
  • Sam Doyle - drums (all tracks), percussion (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11)

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