(Released 14th May, 2007)THE BAND are back...The Cribs have announced details of a brand new single, entitled “Men's Needs” it's lifted from their forthcoming longplayer “Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever”.The single heralds a new chapter in the life of the band which has witnessed the brothers Jarman emerge from the success of their previous album “The New Fellas” and the subsequent chart action that ensued with the singles that accompanied it, particularly the pop nous of “Hey Scenesters”, “Mirror Kissers” et al which propelled the band into previously uncharted territories.2006 saw the band back-peddle into the background concentrating on writing new material and cherry picking who they wanted to work with and to that end they entered a studio in Vancouver late last year with Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand) who as well as being on the "same wavelength" also loved the new songs, the resultant recordings have those in the know slobbering in anticipation and will undoubtedly see The Cribs raise their benchmark yet again. The first of these is the single 'Men's Needs' which has already proved a favourite as witnessed on the band's recent jaunt around the UK, whilst with Mr Kapranos at the helm it appears to harness the song-writing strengths of the brothers without losing the punk rock ethos of the band.
You read it right, THEY'RE BACK...
The single “Men's Needs” will be available on two 7" singles (WEBB124S / WEBB124SX), CD (WEBB124SCD) and digital formats on 14th May thru Wichita Recordings – all formats will feature exclusive extra tracks.
The album, “Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever” (WEBB126CD) is released on 21st May.
The Cribs will be wreaking havoc in a town near as follows...
May
21st Keele University
23rd Newcastle University
24th Glasgow Barrowlands
25th Liverpool Carling Academy
27th Nottingham Rock City (Dot to Dot Festival)
28th Manchester Ritz
29th London Astoria
June
5th Bristol Carling Acdemy
6th Portsmouth Pyramid
7th Wolverhampton Wulfren
9th Leeds University
**Support on all dates (except Nottingham) from The Thermals
Meanwhile The Cribs have also confirmed their appearance at this year's Wireless Festival - Leeds Harewood House on 16th June and London Hyde Park on 17th June.The Cribs