Marks to Prove It | ||||
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Released | 31 July 2015 | |||
Recorded | September 2013 – February 2015 | |||
Studio | Elephant Studios [1] | |||
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Length | 41:17 | |||
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Singles from Marks to Prove It | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100 [3] |
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The Guardian | [4] |
NME | 8/10 [5] |
AllMusic | [6] |
Clash | [7] |
Drowned in Sound | [8] |
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]
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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NME | NME's Albums of the Year 2015 | 2015 | 9 [13] |
All tracks are written by The Maccabees.
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Credits adapted from Tidal. [14]
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