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The Maccabees - Colour it In
Racist
By Mariam Bashorun
Colour It In is a charming debut loaded with delightfully jerky heart-stopping love songs that make this young lady want to give up her much cherished singledom and get one of those boyfriend things.
With tracks such as X-Ray and First Love The Maccabees prove more than capable of creating indie-pop that makes you want to dance with glee and weep uncontrollably. At the same time. The haunting yet sensuous vocals of Orlando Weeks combined with beautifully engaging lyrics are what set this band apart from the masses of silly hair-inspired indie bands that are looding the scene.
On the other hand, The Maccabees do fall victim to the London scene mentality of randomly inserting bits of slang where it isn’t wanted. It’s highly unnerving to hear “Mary get out cos you are freezing and ting” at the end of what was an otherwise delightful song.
Aside from the accent exploitation, it is very much a brilliant debut.
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