The Maccabees have continued to cast a scornful eye on the changes to London observed from their sanctuary in Elephant and Castle on the video for ‘Spit It Out‘.
“The footpaths under the Elephant and Castle roundabout were adorned with the most stunning, colourful and odd mural paintings,” director Joseph Connor laments. “Each day commuters passed these, enveloped by the artwork, they were something unique, something characterful, an important part of the community.”
“All this has now gone. The current regeneration of the area left no place for the footpaths and as such the murals were deemed surplus to requirement. What is replacing them will no doubt be more functional but will it be as fun, as unique, as characterful? I feel that this video is therefore ultimately about loss, a loss of character, a loss of distinctiveness.”
“It’s not necessarily condemning the future of the area but merely looking at what was there and recognising its fantastic individuality something which is not as cherished in London anymore.”
It’s the second video to come from The Maccabees this week after they also shared a gloriously stripped back, semi-acoustic version of ‘Marks To Prove It‘ which can be seen on Live4ever at this link.