Background information
Origin	Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Genre(s)	Indie rock Alternative rock
Years active	2003 – Present
Label(s)	Wichita Warner Bros. Records (USA) Universal Records (Philippines)
Website	www.thecribs.com
Members
Gary John Jarman Ryan James Jarman Ross Anthony Jarman

The Cribs are an English 3-piece indie band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, consisting of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman.

The band has gone on to release 3 albums - self titled debut The Cribs in 2004 and the follow up album The New Fellas in 2005. Their singles have included "You Were Always The One" (#66 on the UK Singles Chart), "What About Me" (#75), "Another Number", "Hey Scenesters!" (#27), and "Mirror Kissers" (#27). "Martell", the third single from The New Fellas, was released on August 22nd 2005, reaching #39. The band recorded their third album, "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever'" [1] in Vancouver, BC, Canada with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand as producer. The album was released on May 21st, preceded by a single, Men's Needs, on May 7th, which reached #17.

They also toured extensively throughout North America with Death Cab for Cutie and Franz Ferdinand, who toured in 2006.

Their song Martell from The New Fellas release was featured in the Canadian Telus Commercial, a series of commercials known for consistently featuring less mainstream yet iconic music ranging from Daft Punk to Supergrass.

In early 2007 the band held some gigs in very small, intimate venues, including a show in their hometown at the Wakefield Escobar and another at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds (a venue they used to play at when they first started out). In June, they returned to Leeds to finish their tour with two consecutive nights at the University Refectory (the first band to do this since Ian Dury and the Blockheads 30 years ago). Also on this tour a date in Glasgow at the King Tuts Wah Wah Hut the venue flooded so the band played in the admiral bar, which is a pub nearby the venue, this was attened by members of Franz Ferdinand

The Cribs are seen by many as deserving of more acknowledgement, with Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs describing them as "one of the most under-rated bands around" on Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

They appeared on Later with Jools Holland in May 2007, prior to the release of Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever, where they played the songs Men's Needs, Our Bovine Public and I'm a Realist.

Their song "Hey Scenesters!" was listed in NME's "50 Greatest Indie Anthems Of All Time", they were one of only a few contemporary bands included in the list.

They appeared on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien on July 18, 2007. And on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on July 27, 2007.

Discography

Albums