The Cribs Biography

Yorkshire's The Cribs feature three brothers: vocalist/guitarist Ryan Jarman, bassist/vocalist Gary, and drummer Ross. The trio began playing together at an early age, making their debut at a family party in the late '80s when twins Gary and Ryan were nine years old and Ross was just five. The brothers grew up with similar musical tastes, blending quintessentially British influences like The Beatles, Sex Pistols, and The Smiths with American indie rock like Beat Happening and Bobby Conn. Eventually, The Cribs got to play with both Beat Happening's Calvin Johnson and Conn; Conn liked the band so much that he invited them to record with him in his Chicago studio. The Cribs released three singles, 'Another Number', 'What About Me' and 'You Were Always The One', before signing to Wichita Records in late 2003. The band spent 2004 readying their self-titled debut album, which was recorded in London's famed Toerag Studios, touring with The Datsuns and performing at that year's CMJ Festival. Late that year they began working on their second album with former Orange Juice fronmtman Edwyn Collins as producer. 'The Cribs' was released in early 2004. The following year, the band issued their second album, 'The New Fellas'. 'Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever', which boasted production by Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos, arrived in 2007.