The Cribs

Formed in 2001 in Wakefield UK, The Cribs are 3 brothers - Gary, Ryan, & Ross Jarman.

After signing with Wichita Recordings, The Cribs - along with contemporaries <a href="spotify:artist:0XNa1vTidXlvJ2gHSsRi4A" data-name="Franz Ferdinand">Franz Ferdinand</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4fSPtBgFPZzygkY6MehwQ7" data-name="The Libertines">The Libertines</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:7Ln80lUS6He07XvHI8qqHH" data-name="Arctic Monkeys">Arctic Monkeys</a> - would spearhead a resurgence in British guitar music during the early-mid 2000&#39;s (BBC). They have been called &#34;the biggest cult band in the UK&#34; (Q), and one of the &#39;20 Best Indie Rock Bands of All Time&#39; by the Evening Standard.

Arriving in 2004, <a href="spotify:album:0bTPv3NxMIWhoREekojaW8" data-name="The Cribs">The Cribs</a> was recorded in 7 days at Toe-Rag studios. <a href="spotify:album:3PEPrOkqO3kuj9SvlE55DJ" data-name="The New Fellas">The New Fellas</a> arrived one year later in 2005. Produced by <a href="spotify:artist:5Qlt3zQ63Z99mNhuun0JAT" data-name="Edwyn Collins">Edwyn Collins</a> it featured 4 Top 40 singles, including <a href="spotify:track:7uN47sRqsi3oqlbUk2bDM4" data-name="Hey Scenesters!">Hey Scenesters!</a>

After signing to Warners, the band released the seminal <a href="spotify:album:1KMQ9ydx1ttC4E99swJ60T" data-name="Men&#39;s Needs, Women&#39;s Needs, Whatever">Men&#39;s Needs, Women&#39;s Needs, Whatever</a> in 2007. It includes the hit <a href="spotify:track:3qel23hQWhHT3qGewBQ0pE" data-name="Men&#39;s Needs">Men&#39;s Needs</a>, and the <a href="spotify:artist:4tXPSo0qk91VMP3wFxL0Fo" data-name="Lee Ranaldo">Lee Ranaldo</a> featuring <a href="spotify:track:37SXOukD7A0vygSg1BB3tN" data-name="Be Safe">Be Safe</a>.

<a href="spotify:artist:3yY2gUcIsjMr8hjo51PoJ8" data-name="The Smiths">The Smiths</a> guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:2bA2YuQk2ID3PWNXUhQrWS" data-name="Johnny Marr">Johnny Marr</a> joined for 2009&#39;s <a href="spotify:album:4GTpH2WwRyTYNgGRecznP7" data-name="Ignore The Ignorant">Ignore The Ignorant</a>. Following Marr&#39;s departure in 2011, they released the sprawling and adventurous Dave Fridmann produced <a href="spotify:album:4pM9XLF9xMDunYFDyYmuYt" data-name="In the Belly of the Brazen Bull">In the Belly of the Brazen Bull</a> (2012).

In 2014, it was announced The Cribs had signed to Sony and were working with <a href="spotify:artist:1iTrwmoisuv7HbdY5tTVUt" data-name="Ric Ocasek">Ric Ocasek</a>. The album <a href="spotify:album:2DDeQbswEzAUDvNgdHzatW" data-name="For All My Sisters">For All My Sisters</a> followed in 2015.

The <a href="spotify:artist:52ZFTGbQ9miWMX8JYBvtOO" data-name="Steve Albini">Steve Albini</a> produced <a href="spotify:album:2AWNdjcW5pqLNN4D9fD60Y" data-name="24-7 Rock Star Shit">24-7 Rock Star Shit</a> was surprise-released in 2017.

Following a brief hiatus to reclaim their back catalogue, the band were invited by <a href="spotify:artist:7mRVAzlt1fAAR9Cut6Rq8c" data-name="Dave Grohl">Dave Grohl</a> to make <a href="spotify:album:5GoKGpW3CAPfMvdegiCHAp" data-name="Night Network">Night Network</a> (2020) at his Studio 606.

<a href="spotify:album:5nSzIeVYqFB0laixl71FYq" data-name="Selling A Vibe">Selling A Vibe</a> was released in 2026, and reached #5 in the UK Top 10, their highest to date.