http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6065187&rws=%2Fmaccabees%2Ftop-tracks.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 Popen720Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:40:27 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6065187&rws=%2Fmaccabees%2Ftop-tracks.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=tra.14866107&variant=play&rws=%2Fmaccabees%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Pop Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Maccabees on Rhapsody Online 14866107 tra.14866107 Maccabees art.6065187 0.99 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 Toothpaste Kisses tra.14866107 159000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14866107&variant=play&rws=%2Fmaccabees%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14866107&variant=data&rws=%2Fmaccabees%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14866100&variant=play&rws=%2Fmaccabees%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Pop Tue, 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