The Cribs (album)

The Cribs was the title of The Cribs' debut album released in 2004. It was recorded in 7 days in mid/late 2003 at London's Toe-Rag Studios, a vintage styled 8 track studio in the Hackney area. It was self produced by the band with Ed Deegan engineering, all except track 9, "Tri'elle", which was culled from the band's original sessions at Fortress Studio with Chicago based Avant-Garde musician Bobby Conn. In 2005, this record was awarded the prestigious American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) College Award. Previous winners have included Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand.

Background

The band formed in 2001, and for the first few years of their existence they played small gigs in local venues. After being signed by Wichita Recordings, the band released this album in 2004. The majority of the album was recorded at the Toerag Studios in London, and were recorded and produced by Ed Deegan, although the ninth track on the album, "Tri'Elle", was produced by Bobby Conn and engineered by Gareth Parton at Fortress Studios.^[1] Conn also provided backing vocals on the track. The album has a mixture of garage rock and indie rock sounds, and features Ryan Jarman on electric guitar and vocals, Gary Jarman on bass guitar and vocals, and Ross Jarman plays the drums. All other instruments on the record are played by the band members.

Track listing

1. "The Watch Trick" - 2:09
2. "You Were Always The One" - 2:28
3. "The Lights Went Out' - 2:57
4. "You & I" - 2:44
5. "Things You Should Be Knowing" - 2:33
6. "Another Number" - 2:53
7. "What About Me" - 3:00
8. "Learning How To Fight" - 2:41
9. "Tri'elle" - 2:41
10. "Baby Don't Sweat" - 2:46
11. "Direction" - 3:33
12. "Third Outing" - 5:14

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