The Cribs (album)

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The Cribs
Cribs debut.jpg
Studio album by
The Cribs
Released8 March 2004
RecordedToerag Studios, London
Genre Indie rock, garage rock, lo-fi
Length35:40
Label Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wichita Recordings
Flag of the United States.svg Wichita/Worlds Fair
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Japan.svg V2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Festival Mushroom Records
Producer Ed Deegan, Bobby Conn
The Cribs chronology
The Cribs
(2004)		 The New Fellas
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
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Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Fader (positive) [4]

The Cribs is the debut studio album by the British indie rock band The Cribs, released in 2004. It was recorded in 7 days in mid/late 2003 at London's Toe-Rag Studios, a vintage styled 8-track studio in the Hackney area. It was self-produced by the band with Ed Deegan engineering, all except track 9, "Tri'elle", which was culled from the band's original sessions at Fortress Studio with Chicago-based Avant-Garde musician Bobby Conn. In 2005, this record was awarded the prestigious American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) College Award. Previous winners have included Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand.

Contents

Background

The band formed in 2001, and for the first few years of their existence, they played small gigs in local venues. After being signed by Wichita Recordings, the band released this album in 2004. It was supposed to be released in 2002 but the band had to wait 18 months for drummer Ross Jarman to turn 18, otherwise they would have to spend money they didn't have to rewrite their recording contract. [5]

The majority of the album was recorded at the Toerag Studios in London, and was recorded and produced by Ed Deegan, although the ninth track on the album, "Tri'Elle", was produced by Bobby Conn and engineered by Gareth Parton at Fortress Studios. [6] Conn also provided backing vocals on the track. The album has a mixture of garage rock and indie rock sounds and features Ryan Jarman on electric guitar and vocals, Gary Jarman on bass guitar and vocals, and Ross Jarman plays the drums. All other instruments on the record are played by the band members.

Reissue

On July 29, 2022, The Cribs released reissues of their first three albums, the main reason for which was because the albums' vinyl editions had been out of print for some time. [7] After regaining the rights and master tapes for the albums through the legal battle that caused the band's inactivity several years prior, they spent 2021 sifting through their archives for bonus material to include on the reissues. [8] All three reissued albums entered the Top Ten of the midweek UK Albums Chart. [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ryan Jarman, Gary Jarman and Ross Jarman except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."The Watch Trick"2:09
2."You Were Always The One"2:28
3."The Lights Went Out"2:57
4."You & I"2:44
5."Things You Should Be Knowing"2:33
6."Another Number"2:53
7."What About Me"3:00
8."Learning How To Fight"2:41
9."Tri'elle"2:41
10."Baby Don't Sweat"2:46
11."Direction"3:33
12."Third Outing"5:14
Definitive Edition Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fevers And Seizures" 2:36
2."Feelin' It!" 3:45
3."Song From Practice 1" 4:02
4."Another Number" (Bobby Conn Session) 2:58
5."What About Me" (Bobby Conn Session) 3:07
6."Baby Don't Sweat" (Bobby Conn Session) 2:58
7."Third Outing" (Bobby Conn Session) 3:42
8."Another Number" (Original Demo) 3:08
9."On The Floor" (Original Demo) 4:26
10."You & I" (Original Demo) 2:55
11."Death To The Dead Bodies" (Original Demo) 3:05
12."Third Outing" (Original Demo) 3:32
13."Tri'elle" (Original Demo) 2:40
14."Feelin' It!" (Original Demo) 3:49
15."I Gotta Go To L.A." (Original Demo) 2:23
16."Song From Practice 1" (Original Demo) 4:10
17."Baby Don't Sweat" (Squirrel 7" Version) 2:54
18."What About Me" (Demo) 3:02
19."Run A Mile" 2:14
20."Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"
2:25
21."Death To The Dead Bodies" (4-Track Demo) 3:08
22."Feelin' It!" (4-Track Demo) 3:55
23."Song From Practice 1" (4-Track Demo) 4:05

Charts

2022 chart performance for The Cribs
Chart (2022)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 23

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References

  1. ↑ The Cribs at AllMusic
  2. ↑ NME review
  3. ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  4. ↑ Fader review Archived 2013-02-04 at archive.today
  5. ↑ Ryan, Gary (5 February 2021). "Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?! – The Cribs". NME. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. ↑ The Cribs album liner notes
  7. 1 2 Trendell, Andrew (2 August 2022). "The Cribs on gatecrashing the Top 10 with their first three albums: "It's perverse!"". NME. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Cribs announce deluxe reissues of first three albums". DIY. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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