{"id":1953882,"date":"2025-08-11T12:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T12:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1953882"},"modified":"2025-08-11T12:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T12:30:21","slug":"the-maccabees-say-its-tempting-to-make-new-music-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-maccabees-say-its-tempting-to-make-new-music-together\/","title":{"rendered":"The Maccabees say &#8220;it&#8217;s tempting&#8221; to make new music together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-maccabees\">The Maccabees<\/a> have shared that they are \u201ctempted\u201d by the idea of recording new music together.<\/p>\n<p>The indie band shared news of their comeback in October 2024, following an eight-year hiatus, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-maccabees-announce-huge-reunion-show-for-all-point-east-2025-buy-tickets-3806881\">confirmed they would be topping the bill at Victoria Park<\/a> in East London on August 24.<\/p>\n<p>That show will also coincide with the 10th anniversary of their fourth and final album, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/blogs\/nme-blogs\/the-maccabees-track-by-track-guide-to-their-fearless-new-album-marks-to-prove-it-762993\">\u2018Marks To Prove It\u2019<\/a>, which was shared back in 2015. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fthe-maccabees-tickets%2Fartist%2F1322472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit here<\/a> for any remaining tickets.<\/p>\n<p>In the run up to their All Points East gig, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/felix-white\">Felix White<\/a> and co. also reunited for a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/live\/the-maccabees-glastonbury-2025-review-photos-setlist-3874963\">huge show at this year\u2019s edition of Glastonbury<\/a> and, before that, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-maccabees-live-return-london-charity-gig-report-setlist-photos-3871680\">played their first gig back on June 20<\/a> at London\u2019s The Dome for a charity gig in aid of MS Society.<\/p>\n<p>Since the announcement of their return, the members have been consistently adamant that they are taking things one step at a time, and focusing solely on playing live, rather than working on any new music.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a new interview, the band have said they are becoming increasingly tempted to get back into the studio.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/features\/the-maccabees-interview-reunion-all-points-east-b2795811.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Independent<\/a><\/em> how they are finding their time back together, Hugo White shared that \u201ceveryone\u2019s in a good headspace and connecting with each other,\u201d and that that dynamic has allowed the band to feel \u201cstronger\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3874818\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3874818\" style=\"width: 2160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3874818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Maccabees live at Glastonbury 2025. Credit: Derek Bremner for NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Felix then chimed in, pondering if feeling \u201cstronger\u201d than ever \u201cmeans we would make better music or worse music\u201d than their previous discography.<\/p>\n<p>Exploring how being at a different stage in life could affect the sound, Hugo quipped that anything new would most likely be \u201cslower\u201d than their previous work, while Felix continued: \u201cThere\u2019s a good feeling about it. It\u2019s tempting\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While at their South London practice space, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/the-maccabees-reunion-all-points-east-interview-3833414\">the band told <em>NME<\/em> that it felt like \u201cno time has passed\u201d in their eight-year hiatus<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s so strange,\u201d Felix told us in January. \u201cIn the chunk [of time] from the last show, you could conceive of The Maccabees as a different existence, but as soon as we started playing, it was as if we hadn\u2019t stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the possibility of new music then, he added: \u201cThe plan is to do [All Points East] and see how much we love it.\u201d Sam Doyle then chimed in, jokingly saying that they were reluctant to look too far ahead as they \u201cmight hate each other by August.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More recently, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-maccabees-return-almost-felt-embarrassing-after-definitive-break-up-says-felix-white-3882592\">Felix said that announcing the band\u2019s return \u201calmost felt embarrassing\u201d<\/a> after their \u201cdefinitive\u201d break-up, and confirmed that they are \u201cnot writing anything at the moment\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Maccabees open up about their reunion at Glastonbury 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ixIvtPU3xlo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>While at Glastonbury, the band spoke to <em>NME<\/em> again about playing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-maccabees-glastonbury-2025-interview-reunion-3874991\">their first show back together earlier this year<\/a>. \u201cThere was a lot of feeling in that room. It surprised me, actually, because I was finding that on stage, in a split second, I was euphoric and then I was actually crying at Tufnell Park Dome and then feeling other things,\u201d Felix said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou felt all this feeling inside your body that the action of playing the music brings out in us, and it was all happening in there and just felt amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At their Glasto set, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-maccabees-glastonbury-2025-florence-welch-machine-setlist-photos-watch-3874498\">The Maccabees were joined by Florence Welch<\/a>, who provided guest vocals on \u2018Love You Better\u2019 before performing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/florence-and-the-machine\">Florence + The Machine<\/a>\u2018s \u2018Dog Days Are Over\u2019. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/live\/the-maccabees-glastonbury-2025-review-photos-setlist-3874963\"><em>NME<\/em> gave the performance a full five stars and praised the slot as \u201ctheir most euphoric show to date\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For All Points East, they\u2019ll be joined by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bombay-bicycle-club\">Bombay Bicycle Club<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-cribs\">The Cribs<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/dry-cleaning\">Dry Cleaning<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/nilufer-yanya\">Nil\u00fcfer Yanya<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-murder-capital\">The Murder Capital<\/a>,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/divorce-announce-debut-album-drive-to-goldenhammer-with-insert-word-phrase-here-new-single-all-my-freaks-use-this-headline-nme-radar-3796610\"> Divorce<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/prima-queen\">Prima Queen<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/cmat\">CMAT<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/black-country-new-road\">Black Country, New Road<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/everything-everything\">Everything Everything<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/sorry\">Sorry<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/katy-j-pearson\">Katy J Pearson<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/youth-lagoon\">Youth Lagoon<\/a>, TTSSFU, Max Baby and The Juice, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/warmduscher\">Warmduscher<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-futureheads\">The Futureheads<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/westside-cowboy\">Westside Cowboy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In other Maccabees news, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-maccabees-launch-yala-tv-homecoming-all-points-east-gig-3881746\">the band have launched \u2018YALA! TV\u2019<\/a> \u2013 a weekly video series featuring live music, interviews and more. They are also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-maccabees-to-mark-reunion-by-rereleasing-colour-it-in-and-given-to-the-wild-on-vinyl-3875697\">celebrating their reunion by re-releasing two of their albums: \u2018Colour It In\u2019 and \u2018Given To The Wild\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maccabees have shared that they are \u201ctempted\u201d by the idea of recording new music together. The indie band shared news of their comeback in October 2024, following an eight-year hiatus, and confirmed they would be topping the bill at Victoria Park in East London on August 24. 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