Dave McCabe | |
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.jpg) McCabe performing withThe Zutons in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | David Alan McCabe (1981-01-03)3 January 1981 (age 44) Whiston, Merseyside, England |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Deltasonic,Sony, 1965 |
Spouse | |
David Alan McCabe[1] (born 3 January 1981) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, the frontman ofThe Zutons and a former member ofTramp Attack.
McCabe was a member of Liverpool bandTramp Attack withBrookside actorKristian Ealey. The band released their debut single "Rocky Hangover" in 2001,[2] before McCabe left to formThe Zutons. The band released 3 albums, before quietly disbanding in 2008.
In 2008, McCabe collaborated with singer-songwriterThea Gilmore on the song "Old Soul", which appeared on the albumLiejacker.[3]
In 2010, McCabe co-wrote theMark Ronson single "The Bike Song", which appeared on the DJ and producer's 2010 albumRecord Collection.[4]
In 2012, McCabe provided vocals along with the likes ofPaul McCartney andRobbie Williams toThe Justice Collective Hillsborough charity single, a cover version of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother".[5][6]
In 2015, McCabe launched his solo career with the release of his debut albumChurch Of Miami on 1965 Records. In contrast to previous output, the album isn't guitar based and has been compared to the likes ofKraftwerk andDepeche Mode[7]
McCabe currently plays bass guitar in Liverpool alternative rock band SILENT-K.
McCabe and The Zutons reformed to play several one-off gigs between 2016 & 2023, when the band announced that their fourth studio album would be released in spring 2024.[8]
In September 2012, McCabe was found guilty of assault after headbutting and breaking the nose of a 23-year-old student in Liverpool city centre.[9] Reportedly provoked by the victim and his friends laughing about his coat, McCabe claimed he was protecting himself after the group surrounded him. The victim maintained that McCabe lunged at him after overhearing the group laughing.[10] He was given a community order and ordered to pay the victim £1,500 plus court costs of £3,500.[11]
In January 2024, Dave McCabe confirmed on Instagram that he had married a woman named Paula, calling her "the woman of my dreams."[12] He followed up with a birthday post in March 2024, referring to her as his “wife” and praising her as “the best mother ever.”[13]
Stating that she “came into [his] life when [he] was broken and changed it all,”[14]
They share a son together, Louie McCabe. McCabe has said in many interviews in the press and on TV that his wife Paula changed his life and he ‘might not even be here’ without her. Giving her credit for the main reason ‘The Zutons’ had its recent resurgence stating that fatherhood and falling for his wife saved him and the band.[15]
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