The Cribs

The Cribs are an indie rock band that formed in 2001. The band is based from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The Cribs originally consisted of three brothers, twins Ryan and Gary Jarman and their young brother Ross. The Cribs started by playing local venues before Squirrel Records caught interest in the band.  The band struck a handshake deal with this indie label to release one 7” single. They released the single “Baby Don’t Swear/You & I in 2002. The single was recorded in an ancient mill with an analogue set-up.

The band has released four albums: The Cribs (2004), The New Fellas (2005), Mens Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever (2007), and Ignore The Ignorant (2009). Their first album was recored in just seven days onto an 8-track player at London’s Toe Rag Studio.

The band’s second album New Fellas was produced by Edwyn Collins at his own studio, again it was a lo-fi sounding release. This album has been called by Q magazine as the album of the century. When the band decided to record their third album, they decided to move away from their lo-fi sound and move towards a more polished sound. They obtained Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos to produce the album, it was recorded in Canada. The album was released in 2007, it was preceded with the single Men’s Needs, which is the bands biggest hit to date reaching #17 in the UK charts and was named the 3rd best track of 2007 by NME magazine. After the release of the album The Cribs were asked to open for the Sex Pistols on four of their five comeback concerts.

In 2009 it was announced that the legendary Johnny Marr would be joining the band on guitar and back-up vocals. Johnny Marr’s illustrious career includes working with The Smiths, Talking Heads, The The, Oasis, Modest Mouse and many others. He recorded the Cribs fourth album, Ignore The Ignorant, with the band in Los Angeles, California. The album, was preceded with the single “Cheat On Me”