Marks to Prove It

{{Short description|2015 studio album by The Maccabees}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Marks to Prove It

| type = Studio Album

| artist = The Maccabees

| cover = the-maccabees-marks-to-prove-it.jpg

| alt =

| released = 31 July 2015

| recorded = September 2013 – February 2015

| venue =

| studio = Elephant Studios{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/100572/the-maccabees-new-album-marks-to-prove-it-artwork-tracklisting|title=The Maccabees reveal details of new album, Marks To Prove It|publisher=Gigwise|date=18 May 2015}}

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Indie rock
• art rock

}}

| length = {{Duration|m=41|s=17}}

| label = {{flatlist|

• Fiction
• Communion

}}

| producer = {{flatlist|

• Hugo White
• The Maccabees
• , Laurie Latham{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a647933/the-maccabees-have-new-album-marks-to-prove-it-coming-this-summer.html#~ph21La2BJUtboH|title=The Maccabees have new album Marks to Prove It coming this summer|publisher=Digital Spy|date=May 18, 2015}}

}}

| prev_title = Given to the Wild

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Marks to Prove It

| type = Studio

| single1 = Marks to Prove It

| single1date = 11 May 2015

| single2 = Something Like Happiness

| single2date = 1 June 2015

| single3 = Spit It Out

| single3date = 31 July 2015

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 74/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/marks-to-prove-it/the-maccabees |title=Critic Reviews for Marks to Prove It at Metacritic|website=Metacritic}}

|rev1 = The Guardian

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}} {{Cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/30/the-maccabees-marks-to-prove-it-review-muddles-the-brain-like-a-hangover|title = The Maccabees: Marks to Prove It review – muddles the brain like a hangover|date = 30 July 2015|accessdate = |website = theguardian.com|publisher = Guardian News and Media Ltd.|last = Gibsone|first = Harriet}}

|rev2 = NME

|rev2score = 8/10 {{cite web|url = https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-maccabees/16176|title=NME Reviews - The Maccabees - "Marks To Prove It" |date = 20 July 2015|accessdate = 5 January 2016|website = nme.com|publisher = Time Inc. (UK) Ltd.|last = Mackay|first = Emily}}

|rev3 = AllMusic

|rev3score = {{rating|3.5|5}} {{Cite web|url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/marks-to-prove-it-mw0002856521|title = The Maccabees - Marks to Prove It|date = 7 August 2015 |accessdate = |website = AllMusic|publisher = |last = Donelson|first = Marcy}}

|rev4 = Clash

|rev4score = {{rating|8|10}} {{Cite web|url = https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/the-maccabees-marks-to-prove-it|title = The Maccabees - Marks To Prove It|date = 29 July 2015|accessdate = |website = clashmusic.com|publisher = |last = O'Malley|first = Gareth}}

|rev5 = Drowned in Sound

|rev5score = {{rating|8|10}} {{Cite web|url = http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18918/reviews/4149224|title = The Maccabees - Marks To Prove It|date = 27 July 2015|accessdate = |website = drownedinsound.com|publisher = |last = Shipman|first = Chris|archive-date = 2 March 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200302153118/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18918/reviews/4149224|url-status = dead}}

}}

Marks to Prove It is the fourth and final studio album released by the English band The Maccabees released on 31 July 2015 through Fiction Records.{{Cite web|url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/marks-to-prove-it-mw0002856521|title = Marks to Prove it - The Maccabbees|date = |accessdate = 14 August 2015|website = allmusic.com|publisher = |last = Donelson|first = Marcy}} Upon release, it reached number one in the UK Album chart.{{Cite web|url = https://www.nme.com/news/the-maccabees/87426|title = The Maccabees beat Lianne La Havas to Number One in Album Chart race|date = 7 August 2015|accessdate = |website = nme.com|publisher = Time Inc. (UK) Ltd.|last = Renshaw|first = David}} In North America a digital version was made available through Communion Records with a physical release to follow at a later date.{{Cite web|title = The Maccabees Release MARKS TO PROVE IT Today|url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/The-Maccabees-Release-MARKS-TO-PROVE-IT-Today-20150731|accessdate = 2015-08-15}}

The album was recorded in the band's studio in Elephant and Castle and pays tribute to the area, including the album cover being of the Michael Faraday Memorial that is near the studio.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33776415 |title=The Maccabees: Why we love Elephant and Castle |publisher=BBC News|date=4 August 2015 |accessdate=19 October 2015}}