The Maccabees reveal new album 'Given To The Wild' has a 'cinematic' feel

The Maccabees have revealed that their forthcoming new album 'Given To The Wild' has a "cinematic" feel. The band, who are set to release the LP on January 9, explained that they wanted to ensure it had a "soundtrack quality" and have spoken of the "bold move" of making the album an hour long.

"For the first time we weren't thrashing it out in a rehearsal room, we were writing on our own, at home or in our studio," says singer Orlando Weeks. "I think that is why the record sounds so cinematic, because it's constructed from different pieces of music we had written."

Speaking about the band's ambitions for the album, guitarist Felix White added: As we've got better, we've also got bigger. And the more successful we get, the more freedom we seem to have. There doesn't have to be a compromise between success and creative output.