With their wonky, romantic, art-rock leanings, jerky guitars and forlorn
harmonies, The Maccabees create indie pop that tugs on the heart strings while
frenetically pogo-ing its way into your subconscious. Led by front man Orlando
Weeks, the South London schoolfriends relocated to Brighton and steadily started
building a reputation for themselves, winning the approval of Radio 1 DJ Steve
Lamacq with their second single Latchmere - probably the only song ever written
about Battersea swimming baths. Debut album Colour It In (2007) was
well-received by the critics, with NME rating i...