Ryan Jarman, The Cribs (Photo: Live4ever Media)
The Cribs will be presented with the Outstanding Contribution To Music prize at the NME Awards later this month, it has been announced.
“It’s a tremendous honour, and something that you never really dream of when first starting out as three maladjusted weirdos from the middle of nowhere, it’s almost like a purple heart in some ways – recognition for your time in the trenches and varying degrees of suffering, not sure there were too many acts of bravery,” the band have said.
The Cribs have released five studio albums since 2004, and have grown into one of the UK’s most popular bands after proving to be passionate torch-bearers for the true spirit of rock and roll.
“If anything, we hope that people remember the fact that we always tried to negotiate this strange, and oftentimes sleazy industry with an ethic rooted in DIY – trying to forge your own path rather than riding the gravy train, ” they continue. “So that makes this all the sweeter. Thanks a lot.”
This year’s NME Awards are scheduled to take place at the Troxy in London on February 27th.