Yorkshire band The Cribs have hit out at their indie contemparies, calling them ‘careerist’.
In an interview with NME, Ryan Jarman said: “People aren’t doing it well, the people who are in it for the wrong reasons have fallen by the wayside.”
The band are set to release their first album since being joined by Smiths legend Johnny Marr, who has worked with the band in the studio after playing live with the three brothers for the past year. Marr told the NME that the band’s desire to speak out on current issues was one of the qualities that drew him to the band initially. “Whether you want to call it politics with a small ‘p’, or in capitals” Marr said, “the band have made no apologies about being political in the past. That makes us a different prospect to a bunch of bands in white plastic suits. Everyone knows that The Cribs are a group of individuals rather than coming off some cold ironic faceless band conveyor belt.”
New album ‘Ignore The Ignorant’ was recorded in Los Angeles, and was produced by veteran Nick Launay, who has previously worked with bands such as Talking Heads, Arcade Fire and Public Image Ltd. It will be released on the 7th of September, preceeded by first single ‘Cheat On Me’.