I just caught UK’s The Macabees for their very first Toronto gig. The band’s got three albums under their belt already but what’s got the world’s attention right now was there 2012 Mercury Award nomination. Sadly, they lost out to Alt-J (or ∆)’s spectral folky sounds. No matter, they played a full house so I don’t think the loss is really affecting them much. And no, they didn’t intentionally reference Judah The Maccabee, nor are they jews or really fans of Hannukah, but apparently they were flicking through the bible one day looking for band names and the Hebrew Hammer just stuck with them.
It’s easy to say that pretty boy guitarist and brother to other members, Felix White, stole the show with his expert posing and capturing the light in just the right manner. You can give the dreamy full album a listen here at the CBC or stream it on Spotify if you’re savvy like that.
