''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
Fiction Records is a British record label founded by Chris Parry in 1978, owned by Universal Music Group and based in the United Kingdom. It is best known for being the home of The Cure for over 20 years. It was originally a part of Polydor, ...
. Upon release, it reached number one in the UK Album chart. In North America a digital version was made available through
Communion Records with a physical release to follow at a later date.
The album was recorded in the band's studio in
Elephant and Castle
The Elephant and Castle is an area around a major road junction in London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark. The name also informally refers to much of Walworth and Newington, due to the proximity of the London Underground stati ...
and pays tribute to the area, including the album cover being of the
Michael Faraday Memorial
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Description
The stainless steel box-shaped structure was designed by modern mov ...
that is near the studio.
Accolades
Track listing
All tracks are written by The Maccabees.
Personnel
Credits adapted from
Tidal
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Tidal may also refer to:
* ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple
* Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim
* TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music
* Tidal (servic ...
.
The Maccabees
* Orlando Weeks – vocals , backing vocals , guitar , organ , kazoo
*
Felix White
Felix Andrew Odell White (born 28 September 1984) is a British musician, best known as the guitarist of the British indie rock band The Maccabees. He is also co-presenter on the cricket podcast '' Tailenders'' alongside Greg James, James Anders ...
– 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
Vincenzo Capellini Townshend (born 28 October 1963) is an English record producer, mixer, and audio engineer, and has worked with artists and bands including the Rolling Stones, a-ha, Kaiser Chiefs, U2, Snow Patrol, Florence and the Machin ...
- mixer
* Jag Jago - recording engineer
* Tom Stanley - recording engineer
*
Iain Harvie - string arranger
Additional musicians
*
Laurie Latham
Laurie Latham (born 1955) is a British rock producer who worked with Glenn Tilbrook, Paul Young and others. He has produced albums by Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Echo & the Bunnymen, Squeeze, The Stranglers, The Christians and Slapp Happy.
Ca ...
- 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
Geraint Meurig Vaughan Watkins (born 5 February 1951) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, rock and roll pianist and accordionist. He has backed many notable artists, including Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney, Ro ...
- 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
References
2015 albums
The Maccabees (band) albums
Albums produced by Laurie Latham
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