| Crib facts | The Cribs are three brothers from Wakefield. The debut eponymous album was THE underrated album of last year: FACT! Ok, so it's not a fact - but I reckon it's true. The new album 'The New Fellas' is out on June 20th. Their next single Mirror Kissers is released on June 13th. |
The Cribs are the sort of group who make you want to jack it all in and form a band. To hell with work, responsibility and commitment – anyone for smoking, drinking and debauchery? That’s an excellent idea; now let’s get wasted! Unfortunately you then remember that you’re not a Crib; you’re a nine to fine pen pusher and ‘you’ve got to be up in a bit so best get some sleep, eh?’ It’s a deflating realisation, but as the chaos that is The Cribs spins across the country; it’s hard to not get caught up in their slipstream. Easily now one of the best live acts on the circuit, the band expect a similar level of commitment from their audience: “come on Northampton; you should be rockin’” complains guitarist and co-vocalist Ryan: “although I don’t know why I’m telling you now coz this is a slow one” yeah, slow by Cribs’ standards. For other mere mortal rock bands they’d probably need a sit down after it. But the Soundhaus audience did heed The Cribs advice, or rather cut a deal: you play ‘Another Number’ and we’ll go nuts. Ok. The majority of the set was made up of new material, all which sounded great. It’s not a massive departure from the first album, which is a good thing, but it’s definitely moved forward in sound, quality and ideas. They’re also a lot tighter than when I’ve seen them in the past, which is probably down to two months solid touring. By the end of this year The Cribs, Maximo Park and The Rakes will all be sitting proudly at the top of the rock food chain and they’ve all played here in the space of two days. It’s been one helluva week. | 
