The Maccabees
The Maccabees are an English indie band, based in Brighton and originally from south London. They have released two albums so far, Colour It In, with a follow-up, Wall of Arms, released on 4th May 2009.
Name
The band came up with the name by flicking through the Bible and picking out a random word.[1]. Despite adopting a name with religious connotations, lead singer Orlando Weeks has more recently affirmed, in an interview onSteve Lamacq's BBC Radio 1 show, that none of the band are religious. Their lyrics often include an atheistic theme, in particular their second album's title track, "Wall Of Arms".
Band members
- Orlando Weeks – Vocals and Guitar
- Hugo White – Guitar
- Felix White – Backing Vocals and Guitar
- Rupert Jarvis – Bass
- Sam Doyle – Drums
Robert Dylan Thomas left the band in 2008 in order to enter rehab
Fiction Records
Fiction Records is a UK indie label started by Chris Parry in 1978 that is best known as being the home of The Cure for over 20 years. .
Fiction has released records from the likes of Stephen Fretwell, Jacknife Lee, Delays, Alberta Cross, Guillemots and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The current Fiction stable includes Ian Brown, The Maccabees, Kate Nash, Elbow, White Lies, Yuksek, Filthy Dukes, and Detroit Social Club.
Fierce Panda Records
Fierce Panda Records is a London-based independent record label, with its first release in February 1994. It also produced a small number of releases that year by now famous artists such as Ash, The Bluetones, Baby Bird and Supergrass. Fierce Panda is also credited with releases by Coldplay, Astronaut, Air Traffic, Seafood, Art Brut, Embrace, Kenickie, The Blackout, Keane, Death Cab for Cutie, The Polyphonic Spree, Boy Kill Boy, Placebo and Shitdisco. Fierce Panda Records has its own customised content channel on Audiotube.
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