Marks to Prove It
by The Maccabees
  • Record Label: Caroline
  • Release Date: Jul 31, 2015
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. musicOMH.com
    Aug 3, 2015
    60
    Marks To Prove It remains oddly unsatisfying.
  2. The Guardian
    Jul 30, 2015
    60
    These are slow, loping, anxious anthems that bypass the drunkenness and muddle the brain like a hangover.
  3. Q Magazine
    Jul 30, 2015
    60
    As the album goes on, however, Marks To Prove It becomes a heavy dose of reflection upon reflection and a similarity of pace means the songs begins to merge into one another. [Sep 2015, p.108]
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  5. Consequence
    Jul 27, 2015
    42
    Sadly, Marks To Prove It puts all its work into weighty matters instead of incorporating the quintet’s funny bone.

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. indierokdunstop
    Jan 29, 2016
    10
    In a year of incredible albums, Tame Impala's 'Currents' and Wolf Alice's 'My Love is Cool' to name a couple, The Maccabees still managed toIn a year of incredible albums, Tame Impala's 'Currents' and Wolf Alice's 'My Love is Cool' to name a couple, The Maccabees still managed to become the highlight of the bunch in my opinion. The lyrics have developed from previous albums making this album mean so much more. From the punchy opening title track followed by the slick riffs of 'Kamakura' and 'Spit it Out' to the dreamy closure of the album through 'Pioneering Systems' and 'Dawn Chorus', Marks to Prove it is a masterpiece which takes top marks from me.… Full Review »
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