''Given to the Wild'' is the third

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band The Maccabees. The album was first released in the

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on 9 January 2012, where it debuted at number four on the

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and number thirty-one on the

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. The album has seen four

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releases: "

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" (released on 30 December 2011), "Feel to Follow" (4 March 2012), "Went Away" (28 May 2012), and "Ayla" (10 September 2012).

Reception

Metacritic has calculated a Metascore of 69 out of 100 for the album, based on 20 reviews, giving the album "generally favourable reviews". NME gave the album a 9/10. The album was nominated for the 2012

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Recording

The band worked on the 13-track album, their third, at

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with

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and Bruno Ellingham (

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) over late 2010 to 2011. They also worked on large parts of the record with producer Jag Jago at their rehearsal space in

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district before decamping to

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to finish the record at Decoy Studios with

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and Sean Julliard. The band have said they took inspiration from "disparate musical peers" such as

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and

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during the recording of the LP, which is the follow-up to 2009's ''

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''. Speaking about the title of the album, singer Orlando Weeks told the

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: "'Given to the wild' is the first line on the album and was a title idea we had pretty early on. But it wasn't until we'd finished recording that we could come back to it and know that it suited, it just felt right."

Singles

* "

" was released as the album's lead single on 30 December 2011. The song entered the

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at number 87. It appeared in the video game ''

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''. * "Feel to Follow" was released on 3 February 2012. The song peaked to number 188 on the

. * "Went Away", the third single from ''Given to the Wild'', was released on 28 May 2012. * "Ayla" was the fourth single to be released on 10 September 2012.

Other songs

* The song "Unknow" appeared in the 2012 video games '' Sleeping Dogs'' and ''Need for Speed: Most Wanted''. * The song "Give to the Wild (Intro)" appeared in Series 21 - Episode 6 of ''

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'' * The song "Grew Up at Midnight" appeared at the end of the final scene in the film ''

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''.

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Maccabees.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. The Maccabees * Orlando Weeks – vocals , guitar *

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– guitar * Hugo White – guitar * Rupert Jarvis – bass guitar * Sam Doyle - drums Technical * Felix White – production * Hugo White – production * Orlando Weeks – production * Rupert Jarvis – production * Sam Doyle – production * Bruno Ellingham , recording engineer * Tim Goldsworthy , recording engineer * Prabjote Osahn - recording engineer * Tom Dalgety - assistant recording engineer * John Davis - mastering engineer * Sean Juilliard - assistant engineer *

- mixer Additional musicians * Jack Birchwood - horn * Nick Carter - horn * Tom Stone - horn * Darren Morris - piano * Will White - keyboards * Prabjote Osahn - string arranger , violin Artwork * Andy Goldsworthy – cover photo * Go De Jong – design, layout * Tom Oxley - inlay photography

Chart performance

On 12 January 2012 ''Given to the Wild'' entered the

at number 31.

References

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