Marks to Prove It explained
| Marks to Prove It |
| Type: | Studio Album |
| Artist: | The Maccabees |
| Cover: | the-maccabees-marks-to-prove-it.jpg |
| Released: | 31 July 2015 |
| Recorded: | September 2013 – February 2015 |
| Studio: | Elephant Studios[1] |
| Prev Title: | Given to the Wild |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
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.[2] Upon release, it reached number one in the UK Album chart.[3] In North America a digital version was made available through Communion Records with a physical release to follow at a later date.[4]
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.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by The Maccabees.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]
The Maccabees
- Orlando Weeks – vocals, backing vocals, guitar, organ, kazoo
- Felix White – guitar, backing vocals, piano
- Hugo White – guitar, organ, piano, vocals, backing vocals
- Rupert Jarvis – bass guitar
- Sam Doyle - drums, percussion
Technical
- Felix White – production
- Hugo White – production
- Laurie Latham – production
- Orlando Weeks – production
- Rupert Jarvis – production
- Sam Doyle – production
- Joe McCann - assistant recording engineer, assistant mixer
- Sean Juilliard - assistant recording engineer, assistant mixer
- Bob Ludwig - mastering engineer
- Cenzo Townshend - mixer
- Jag Jago - recording engineer
- Tom Stanley - recording engineer
- Iain Harvie - string arranger
Additional musicians
- Laurie Latham - percussion
- Polly Louise Mackey - backing vocals
- Rebekah Raa - piano, backing vocals
- Fabiana Palladino - piano
- Kenji Fenton - saxophone
- Mike Davis - trumpet
- Sam White - backing vocals
- Stephanie Oyerinde - backing vocals
- Geraint Watkins - piano
- Paul Burton - trombone
Artwork
- David Busfield – cover photo
- Go De Jong – design
- Andy Goldsworthy – photography
- James Caddick – photography
- James Cronin – photography
- Pooneh Ghana - portrait photography
- Sam Doyle - portrait photography
Notes and References
- Web site: The Maccabees reveal details of new album, Marks To Prove It. Gigwise. 18 May 2015.
- Web site: Marks to Prove it - The Maccabbees. 14 August 2015. allmusic.com. Donelson. Marcy.
- Web site: The Maccabees beat Lianne La Havas to Number One in Album Chart race. 7 August 2015. nme.com. Time Inc. (UK) Ltd.. Renshaw. David.
- Web site: The Maccabees Release MARKS TO PROVE IT Today. 2015-08-15.
- Web site: The Maccabees: Why we love Elephant and Castle . BBC News. 4 August 2015 . 19 October 2015.
- Web site: Marks To Prove It. Tidal. 2 March 2020.
