The Cribs – In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull [rating:3.5/5] Buy In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull Wakefield trio The Cribs have always been one of those bands that polarize opinions. Now onto their fifth album, The Cribs have unexpectedly become something of an institution within the ‘indie rock’ scene – despite their…
Ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has ended his long association with Wakefield band The Cribs to focus on solo projects and film soundtracks. Marr has been recording and playing live with The Cribs since 2008, but is thought to have left the band early this year. In a statement released today, the legendary guitarist said: “I’m…
Wakefield’s finest The Cribs have today released the video for new single ‘Come On, Be A No-One’, the first single to be taken from their forthcoming new album In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull – out on 7 May. ‘Come On, Be A No-One’ is set for release on 16 April, and sees The Cribs…
Wakefield’s finest The Cribs have released a video for ‘Anna’ – a track from their recent album In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull. The video, which pieces together a load of intimate photographs of the band, was directed by the bands hometown friend Martin Creed. Check it out below: The Cribs are currently preparing…
The Cribs go back in time for the video for ‘Leather Jacket Love Song’, which features on their upcoming career-spanning singles collection Payola. Watch the video, and see the funny hair-do’s, here: ‘Leather Jacket Love Song’ was recorded in 2010 during the final throes of Johnny Marr’s involvement with the band, and has gone down…
Previously unreleased Cribs track ‘Leather Jacket Love Song’ has become something of a cult classic, despite the fact it’s never actually been released. Ryan Jarman regularly names it as his favourite Cribs track, and now it is set to be released as part of the bands forthcoming greatest hits package Payola. The track got it’s…
Wakefield rock trio The Cribs will mark their 10th anniversary next year with a 22-track singles collection – which they will release on 25 February. Called Payola, the album will feature tracks from all five of their studio albums – the most recent of which was this years acclaimed The Belly Of The Brazen Bull….
Wakefield band The Cribs have released details of their forthcoming fifth studio album. Due out on May 7, the album will be called In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull and will see the band return to a three-piece following the departure of former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr last year. The band recorded the majority…
