Given to the Wild introduces us to a new sense of what The Maccabees actually are. I’d say it’s pretty obvious that the band from South London have travelled down a different road maturing their sound along the way. It’s nothing new and exciting when it comes to the genre of music but it’s certainly new, exciting and not to mention different when it comes to them as a band.
Songs such as Heave prove that they can write diverged music. The album is built around setting the scene opening with the instrumental Child- think soothing sounds and mellow beats; it sets the album in motion and gives us a taste of what will follow. Each track is tied together by the laid-back vocals of Orlando Weeks adding both emotion and consistency to the record. The success of their single Pelican with that heavy chorus marks the return of band and shows that 2012 will be the year of The Maccabees.
Click here for more dates across the country. I hope to see them live this year.
My favourite song off the album is Ayla. I wish I could post it here but it’s not available on YouTube in the county. How frustrating! So I’ll leave you with the band performing Pelican in session on BBC Radio 1.
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