{"id":2519860,"date":"2026-07-28T01:07:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T01:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2519860"},"modified":"2026-07-28T01:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T01:07:37","slug":"the-maccabees-say-new-music-is-in-the-works-and-discuss-the-possibility-of-a-full","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-maccabees-say-new-music-is-in-the-works-and-discuss-the-possibility-of-a-full\/","title":{"rendered":"The Maccabees say new music is in the works and discuss the possibility of a full&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"cadmus-article_176408\">\n<p class=\"publish_date\">27 July 2026, 19:15 | Updated: 27 July 2026, 19:34<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"video-facade video-facade__youtube\" data-video-provider=\"youtube\" data-video-id=\"7K6jW9yf5lo\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"113\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7K6jW9yf5lo?enablejsapi=1\">\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p>The Maccabees on new music, Harry Styles &amp; return to Brighton | Radio X On The Beach<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"play-btn\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><br \/>\n<svg height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\">\n<path d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/>\n<path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"social-share\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?href=www.radiox.co.uk%2Fartists%2Fmaccabees%2Ftease-more-new-music-and-possibility-of-a-new-album%2F&amp;app_id=273057869459557\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"gusto.tracking.social('facebook', 'share')\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook share\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radiox.co.uk\/assets_v4r\/gusto\/img\/facebook-share.png\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"standfirst\">Orlando Weeks and Hugo White spoke to Dan O&#8217;Connell ahead of their headline set at Radio X&#8217;s On The Beach, where they talked about the possibility of a fifth album and the follow-up to 2015\u2019s Marks to Prove It. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiox.co.uk\/artists\/maccabees\/\"><strong>The Maccabees<\/strong><\/a> have revealed they&#8217;re still working on new music and have discussed the possibility of a new album.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">This summer has seen the band share their first new material since 2015, playing <strong>Ballad of So Long<\/strong> on their live dates so far, which they teased alongside another track <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiox.co.uk\/artists\/maccabees\/tease-live-summer-setlist-song-titles-rehearsal-photos-new-tracks\/\">titled <strong>She <\/strong>in a rehearsal snap.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Now, speaking to <strong>Dan O&#8217;Connell <\/strong>ahead of their headline date at <strong>Radio X On The Beach 2026<\/strong> on Saturday (25th July), frontman <strong>Orlando Weeks<\/strong> and guitarist <strong>Hugo White<\/strong> admitted they&#8217;re still working on more music, which could turn into a full album if it&#8217;s &#8220;good enough&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Asked if we were getting any closer to a new album, Weeks replied: &#8220;Well, I mean, in, in that we&#8217;re playing new stuff, it&#8217;s, it&#8217;s a big jump for us. Like, we hadn&#8217;t played together for eight years, and then last summer we weren&#8217;t ready to do any of that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">He added: &#8220;We didn&#8217;t have any songs, and now we have some songs, and we have one that we&#8217;re really confident and we&#8217;re enjoying playing, and others that we&#8217;ve been working on whilst we&#8217;ve been away and we&#8217;ll keep working on. That&#8217;s the aim, is to try and do it, make it good enough, and then it&#8217;ll happen, you know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Watch our full interview with the band above. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Maccabees at Glastonbury press image\" class=\"content-image\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"801530\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/images.radiox.co.uk\/images\/801530?crop=16_9&amp;width=660&amp;relax=1&amp;format=webp&amp;signature=lacci5O7hYAGDATzFB8EY2W9H3U=\" srcset=\"&#10;                https:\/\/images.radiox.co.uk\/images\/801530?crop=16_9&amp;width=375&amp;relax=1&amp;format=webp&amp;signature=9m2yvTONruFhSK3yhz-FX7g8gS8= 375w,&#10;                https:\/\/images.radiox.co.uk\/images\/801530?crop=16_9&amp;width=420&amp;relax=1&amp;format=webp&amp;signature=gXdXnp-55z37q9XfI4w2VDfVGMs= 420w,&#10;                https:\/\/images.radiox.co.uk\/images\/801530?crop=16_9&amp;width=660&amp;relax=1&amp;format=webp&amp;signature=lacci5O7hYAGDATzFB8EY2W9H3U= 660w\" sizes=\"auto, \n                (max-width: 375px) 375px,\n                (max-width: 420px) 420px,\n                660px\"\/><figcaption>\n    The Maccabees have discussed a new album.<br \/>\n    <span class=\"attribution\"><\/p>\n<p>Picture:<br \/>\nPress<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"heading-subtitle\">Read more:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Despite the fact a new album could be on the way, the band &#8211; competed by <strong>Felix White<\/strong>, <strong>Sam Doyle<\/strong> and <strong>Rupert Jarvis<\/strong> &#8211; have also just enjoyed playing together without having to support a record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">&#8220;It&#8217;s actually been amazing to do these shows without [an album] you know,&#8221; explained Hugo. &#8220;We&#8217;re not out promoting something, or it&#8217;s not like an album campaign, so that the pressure of all of that stuff stuff is off with these and it&#8217;s just celebrating what the band was from the beginning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">He added: &#8220;It just gives us a chance to play the old songs and appreciate it. And, and then this, this run, yeah, getting some new songs in there has just given, yeah, I think that a hint of the future of it, that there is, there is more to it, you know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">The band went on to play a joyous 19-track set on the Brighton cobbles, which included hits from across their four albums; <strong>Colour It In<\/strong> (2007), <strong>Wall Of Arms<\/strong> (2009), <strong>Given to the Wild<\/strong> (2012) and<strong> Marks to Prove It<\/strong> (2015)\u2014and of course new track <strong>Ballad of So Long.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"data-instgrm-captioned\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbQgsbgtfj5\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Stay turned to Radio X all week, where we&#8217;ll be playing out interviews with all the bands on the line-up and stunning acoustic sessions from <strong>Lime Garden<\/strong>, <strong>Anna Calvi<\/strong>, <strong>Miles Kane<\/strong>, <strong>Ash<\/strong>, <strong>Badly Drawn Boy <\/strong>and <strong>Editors. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading-subtitle\">Read more:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"video-facade video-facade__youtube\" data-video-provider=\"youtube\" data-video-id=\"iVuBuLtTaQ4\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"113\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iVuBuLtTaQ4?enablejsapi=1\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/iVuBuLtTaQ4\/hqdefault.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p>Felix White of The Maccabees answers your questions | Do I Wanna Know?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"play-btn\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><br \/>\n<svg height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\">\n<path d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/>\n<path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/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.radiox.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>27 July 2026, 19:15 | Updated: 27 July 2026, 19:34 The Maccabees on new music, Harry Styles &amp; 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