http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6065187&rws=%2Fmaccabees%2Fdiscography.rssAs quick an education on the subject of the Maccabees can be gleaned from their hit "Latchmere." The tune refers to the leisure centre in Battersea, London, where the boys learnt to swim -- which, it seems, has a wave machine. Their quirky, irreverent take on songwriting packs quite a punch, even if resorts to the cheeky than some of the more "serious" transatlantic indie acts (the Futureheads, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, etc.). Dedicated Anglophiles may be interested to learn that the band describe themselves as being from Brighton via South London, which suggests a niggling desperation to be associated with the capital as opposed to the defiant provincialism that set Arctic Monkeys apart from the pack. - Jamie DollingIndie Popen720Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:08:48 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6065187&rws=%2Fmaccabees%2Fdiscography.rss As quick an education on the subject of the Maccabees can be gleaned from their hit "Latchmere." The tune refers to the leisure centre in Battersea, London, where the boys learnt to swim -- which, it seems, has a wave machine. Their quirky, irreverent take on songwriting packs quite a punch, even if resorts to the cheeky than some of the more "serious" transatlantic indie acts (the Futureheads, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, etc.). Dedicated Anglophiles may be interested to learn that the band describe themselves as being from Brighton via South London, which suggests a niggling desperation to be associated with the capital as opposed to the defiant provincialism that set Arctic Monkeys apart from the pack. - Jamie Dolling http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14863765&variant=play&rws=%2Fmaccabees%2Fdiscography.rss Indie Pop Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Maccabees Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.14863765 alb.14863765 Maccabees art.6065187 9.99 Colour It In alb.14863765 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/7/1/3/1323173_170x170.jpg 2007-05-22 00:00:00.0 2007-05-22 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14863765&variant=play&rws=%2Fmaccabees%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14863765&variant=data&rws=%2Fmaccabees%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.11329727&rws=%2Fmaccabees%2Fdiscography.rss Indie Pop Tue, 4 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Maccabees Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.11329727 alb.11329727 Maccabees art.6065187 0.0 Latchmere alb.11329727 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/7/4/884799_170x170.jpg 2006-04-04 00:00:00.0 2006-04-04 00:00:00.0 false false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.11329727&rws=%2Fmaccabees%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.11329727&variant=data&rws=%2Fmaccabees%2Fdiscography.rss