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The Maccabees are an indie rock band originally from South London, based in Brighton, UK.|The current line-up consists of:|Orlando Weeks - Vocals[bandmember from=2004]|Hugo White[/bandmember] - Guitar[bandmember from=2004]|Felix White[/bandmember] - Guitar and Backing Vocals[bandmember from=2004]|Rupert Jarvis[/bandmember] - Bass[bandmember from=2008]|Sam Doyle[/bandmember] – Drums|Former drummer Robert Dylan Thomas left the band in 2008 in order to enter rehab. It is not certain whether he will rejoin the band in the future or not.
Lead singer Orlando Weeks stated once that the band came up with the name by flicking through the Bible and picking out a random word. Despite adopting a name with religious connotations, he affirmed that none of the band are religious.
Debuting in 2004 with the You Make Noise I Make Sandwiches EP (released on Haircut Records), they released their first single X-Ray on Promise Records on November 28, 2005. Receiving just little significant exposure - some evening play on XFM London radio station - the band however scored a minor indie hit with their second post-punk influenced single Latchmere released in April 2006 on Fierce Panda Records.|Then inking a deal with the Polydor imprint (and former home of The Cure) Fiction Records the band will release on May 4, 2007 their first studio album Colour It In.|To date (late September 2007) they have released three (widely available) singles from the album (First Love, About Your Dress and Precious Time) with a fourth and final single Toothpaste Kisses released on October 8, 2007.
On May 4, 2009 the band released Wall Of Arms, their second album. Preceded by the single Love You Better on April 27th. Markus Dravs, who collaborated in the past with artists like Björk, Arcade Fire and Coldplay, produced the album. The album has been recorded in various cities including Liverpool and Paris, unlike their first long-player which was recorded in “dribs and drabs” like frontman Orlando Weeks said.
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Guitarist Felix White was initially in a band called Jack’s Basement with fellow friend Jack Peñate. Felix and Hugo White are brothers, along with Will White, who is the frontman of another band called Talk Taxis.
There was also another group called Maccabees, who were an indie pop band from Florida in late 90s.
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