The Maccabees - Wall Of Arms

So I haven’t been at this in awhile! I’ve been super busy with that whole swimming career ending thing, and the graduating from college thing, and the trying to find a job thing, but do not fret! All three have been somewhat successful! And now I’m back.

So how good is the new Arctic Monkeys album, am I right?

I’m glad you like it, because I’m not going to talk about that in my post today. Instead I’m going to converse on the missing Maccabees album that Amazon so graciously filled my void with. Pretty sure that album isn’t sold anywhere in the States, and the copy that I got is falling apart a bit, but the disc plays so who am I to care!

Fist off, it’s awesome. It’s the perfect balance of Colour It In, and Given To The Wild. Not quite as brit pop as the former, and not quite as electronic as the latter. The leap between those two records is so great that it was jarring to hear for the first time (even though GTTW was my favorite album of 2012), Wall Of Arms is a much-needed stepping-stone in the progression.

The record starts off much like its predecessor, with fast guitars and familiar beats, that change quickly into the more complex, full sound that Given To The Wild mastered. Many of their songs on Wall Of Arms flirt with the tempo changes that make Given To The Wild so great, and Orlando Weeks voice begins to hit its stride, the uniqueness of it much more apparent than in Colour It In.

But, like any good record, it takes a few listens to fully appreciate the beauty of the music. The first run through, although no Given To The Wild, which is in a category of its own, and not the catchy excitement of Colour It In, which is when I discovered the Maccabees so therefore a special record in my heart, Wall Of Arms definitely holds its own. It’s a much-needed sequel in a trilogy of great records by The Maccabees.

Da Best:

One Hand Holding

Young Lions

Wall Of Arms

Bag Of Bones