CRU (EP)

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CRU
Gnarwolves CRU.png
EP by Gnarwolves
Released 16 July 2012 (2012-07-16) (UK)
Genre Punk rock, pop punk, skate punk, emo
Length12:02
Label Big Scary Monsters Recording Company, Tangled Talk Records
Gnarwolves chronology
Fun Club
(2011)
CRU
(2012)
Funemployed
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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CRU is a six track EP by British punk rock band Gnarwolves released on 16 July 2012 through BSM Recordings and Tangled Talk Records. All six tracks would later appear on the compilation album Chronicles of Gnarnia. All the song titles on this EP are references to the book Brave New World .

Extended play musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed in the mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as "proto-punk" music, punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through independent record labels and other informal channels.

Gnarwolves are a British punk rock band,formed in 2011 and based in Brighton, England. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Thom Weeks, bass guitarist and backing vocalist Charlie Piper, and drummer Max Weeks.

Contents

Track listing

All music composed by Gnarwolves.

No.TitleLength
1."History Is Bunk"1:44
2."We Want the Whip!"1:50
3."Community, Stability, Identity"2:11
4."A Gram Is Better Than a Damn"1:47
5."Oh, Brave New World"2:01
6."Coffee"2:32
Total length:12:02

Personnel

Gnarwolves

Production

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References

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  2. Jenkins, Andie. "Review: Gnarwolves – Cru EP". fortitudemagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
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