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The Cribs are an English 3-piece indie band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire,… Read Full Bio ↴The Cribs are an English 3-piece indie band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England which formed in 2001 and consists of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross. In August 2008 Johnny Marr, former guitarist for The Smiths and Modest Mouse, became the official fourth member of the band. On April 11th 2011, Marr's departure from the group was announced on their website, and The Cribs now continue as a 3-piece again.

They are signed to the Wichita Recordings label, and have currently released 5 albums through this imprint - 'The Cribs' (2004), 'The New Fellas' (2005), 'Mens Needs, Womens Needs, Whatever' (2007), 'Ignore The Ignorant' (2009), and 'In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull' (2012).

Despite starting off as an underground band, The Cribs have experienced commercial success with 'Mens Needs, Womens Needs, Whatever' charting at #13 in the UK album charts, and 'Ignore The Ignorant' achieving the band their first Top Ten album, charting at #8. They also have 7 top 40 hit singles to their name, the most successful of which being 'Men's Needs' (#17). In 2008, Q magazine described The Cribs as "The biggest cult band in the UK".
The Chi-Town Songfacts says that The Cribs' fifth studio album, In the Belly of the Brazen Bull, was recorded at London's Abbey Road and Chicago's EAR studio with famed lo-fi rock engineer Steve Albini and Tarbox Road studio in New York with David Fridmann (Mercury Rev, The Flaming Lips).

After some hard times during which they were (according to an interview in DIY Magazine) "nearly losing the rights to their entire back catalogue, and coming close to calling time on the group entirely," in 2020 they released the album "Night Network."
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The Cribs Lyrics


Anna Anna, do you ever wonder Why I'm here, sitting with all…
Another Number Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh, Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh, And I never knew m…
Back to the Bolthole You follow aurora and hope no-one saw you, Peel back the…
Be Safe One of those fucking, awful black days When nothing is pleas…
Cheat on Me I could be someone else if you'd rather Try to win…
Chi-Town Meet me down in Chi-Town, in Logan Square underground You k…
City of Bugs It came to me like a voice from above Or like…
Direction I may be leaving, but it's okay To say what you're…
Glitters Like Gold It's so strange seeming Like a friend's mother's perfume T…
Hey Scenesters! Hey scenesters, hey hey scenesters! Hey scenesters, hey he…
I'm a Realist I'm a realist I'm a romantic I'm an indecisive piece of shit…
I've Tried Everything I was born in the Merrie City I've been trying to…
Men's Needs Have you noticed, I've never been impressed By your friends …
Mirror Kissers You aren't allowed to say that you're better You aren't all…
Our Bovine Public Didn't think I'd have to choose Didn't think I'd wear brown…
The Wrong Way To Be Because a guy I used to know Is returning now to…
We Can No Longer Cheat You I lost my heart to a dancer An easy pick up…
We Share the Same Skies A strange union the other day It's a dead Russian, the…
We Were Aborted In the gray of yesterday A breeze blew over exposing A memor…
You Were Always the One I get the feeling they got you believing It's better to…


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