Latest Release
- JUN 9, 2023
- 21 Songs
- Christmas (All Year Long) - Single · 2020
- Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever · 2007
- Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever · 2007
- Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever · 2007
- Ignore the Ignorant · 2009
- Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever · 2007
- The New Fellas · 2005
- Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever · 2007
- The New Fellas · 2005
- Night Network · 2020
Essential Albums
- After two promising indie albums, the Cribs enter major label-dom with Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever, a brittle yet bouncy collection of abrasive pop tunes. Lead singer/guitarist Ryan Jarman guides the British foursome into the trenches of romantic warfare with a mixture of annoyance and delight. Twitching tempos and nagging guitar riffs lend a prickly energy to “Girls Like Mystery,” “Moving Pictures,” and “I’m a Realist,” setting off Jarman’s dissections of dating culture and urban alienation. “Love is a lie/attraction an instinct,” he declares in a typically aggrieved tone in “I’ve Tried Everything.” At times, a self-pitying mood (especially in “Women’s Needs”) threatens to dampen the fun. But when all else fails, the Cribs’ affection for classic Britpop shines through, infusing tunes like “Ancient History” and “Our Bovine Public” with a mocking sort of joy. Adding balance is the sprawling “Be Safe” (featuring a spoken vocal by Sonic Youth’s Lee Renaldo) and the softly acoustic “Shoot the Poets.” As producer, Alex Kapranos (from Franz Ferdinand) dresses the band in more presentable sounds without obscuring their soiled charm.
Albums
Music Videos
- 2006
Artist Playlists
- Cutting punk lyrics, grunge attitude, and needling guitar.
Live Albums
More To Hear
- Matt premieres the brand new single from the Jarman brothers.
- Celebrating the band's album announcement with some classics.
About The Cribs
One of the U.K.'s cult favorite bands, the Cribs blend quintessentially British influences like Sex Pistols and the Smiths with American indie heroes like Beat Happening. The tuneful songs, raw production, and guitar heroics on their 2004 self-titled debut album made them outliers, but their authenticity -- and constant gigging -- soon earned them critical acclaim and chart success with 2007's Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever. With 2009's Ignore the Ignorant, the band began a string of top ten selling albums that took their music to its poppiest and noisiest extremes and featured star producers ranging from Ric Ocasek on 2015's For All My Sisters to Steve Albini on 2017's 24-7 Rockstar Shit. By the time of 2020's Night Network, the Cribs were more in control of their music than ever, and the independent spirit and raw sounds of groups such as IDLES and Yard Act reflected their continuing relevance.
- ORIGIN
- Wakefield, England
- FORMED
- 2001
- GENRE
- Alternative