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Marks to Prove It

Marks to Prove It is the fourth studio album by the English band the Maccabees, released on 31 July 2015 through Fiction Records.[citation needed] 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]

Marks to Prove It
Studio album by
the Maccabees
Released31 July 2015
RecordedSeptember 2013–February 2015
StudioElephant[1]
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

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]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[7]
Clash8/10[8]
Drowned in Sound8/10[9]
The GuardianStarStarStar[10]
NMEStarStarStarStar[11]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Marks to Prove It received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 74 out of 100 from 15 critic scores.[6]

Year-end lists

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Publication List Rank Ref.
NME Albums of the Year 2015 9 [12]

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
Total length:41:17

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[13]

The Maccabees

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

Additional musicians

  • Laurie Latham – percussion (1)
  • Polly Louise Mackey – backing vocals (2, 3, 6–8, 10, 11)
  • Rebekah Raa – piano (2, 9), backing vocals (4, 6, 8, 11)
  • Iain Harvie – string arrangements (3, 7, 10)
  • Fabiana Palladino – piano (4, 7)
  • Mike Davis – trumpet (6–9, 11)
  • Kenji Fenton – saxophone (6, 8, 9, 11)
  • Paul Burton – trombone (8, 9, 11)
  • Stephanie Oyerinde, Sam White – backing vocals (8)
  • Geraint Watkins – piano (8)

Technical and design

  • The Maccabees – production (all tracks)
  • Laurie Latham – production (except 5, 11)
  • Jag Jago, Tom Stanley – engineering (all tracks)
  • Joe McCann, Sean Juilliard – engineering assistance (1), mixing assistance (except 1)
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing (all tracks)
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering (all tracks)
  • David Busfield – cover photography
  • Go De Jong – design
  • James Caddick, James Cronin, Andy Goldsworthy – photography
  • Sam Doyle, Pooneh Ghana – portrait photography

References

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  1. ↑ Pollard, Alexandra (18 May 2015). "The Maccabees reveal details of new album, Marks to Prove It". Gigwise. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Davidson, Amy (18 May 2015). "The Maccabees have new album Marks to Prove It coming this summer". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Renshaw, David (7 August 2015). "The Maccabees beat Lianne La Havas to Number One in Album Chart race". NME. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "The Maccabees Release Marks to Prove It Today". BroadwayWorld. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Maccabees: Why we love Elephant and Castle". BBC News. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Marks to Prove It by The Maccabees". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Donelson, Marcy. Marks to Prove It – The Maccabees at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  8. ↑ O'Malley, Gareth (29 July 2015). "The Maccabees - Marks To Prove It". Clash. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Shipman, Chris (31 July 2015). "The Maccabees – Marks to Prove It". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Gibsone, Harriet (30 July 2015). "The Maccabees: Marks to Prove It review – muddles the brain like a hangover". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  11. ↑ Mackay, Emily (20 July 2015). "The Maccabees – 'Marks To Prove It'". NME. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Bartleet, Larry (2 December 2015). "NME's Albums Of The Year 2015". NME. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Marks To Prove It / The Maccabees / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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