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Origin	Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Country	England
Years active	2003–present
Genres	Indie
Members	Gary Jarman Ryan James Jarman Ross Anthony Jarman
Website(s)	www.thecribs.com

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

The band has gone on to release 2 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 are good friends with Leeds indie band the Kaiser Chiefs, and they have regularly toured together and covered each other’s songs. Kaiser Chiefs lead singer Ricky Wilson even invited Ryan as a panellist when he guest-hosted Never Mind the Buzzcocks. The Cribs joined the Kaiser Chiefs and Maxïmo Park for the 05 Rock 'n' Roll Riot Tour tour in October 2005. At the 2006 Reading Festival Ryan joined the Kaiser Chiefs onstage when they preformed "Modern Way".

They also opened half of the shows of Death Cab for Cutie and Franz Ferdinand, who co-headlined a tour 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 iconical music ranging from Daft Punk to Supergrass. Their backstage area was once overrun by local hooligans at a gig in Middlesbrough, UK. The intruders stole items such as gloves, a hat and a scarf.

The Cribs recently finished recording their third album, "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever'" [1] in Vancouver, BC, Canada with Alex Kapranos as producer. The album will be released on May 21st, preceded by a single, Men's Needs, on May 7th.

In early 2007 the band held some gigs in very small, intimate venues, including a show in their hometown at the Wakefield Escobar.

Albums

The Cribs (2004) Wichita

The New Fellas (2005) Wichita

Showing UK chart positions

Singles

Jen Schande Split Single (2003) Squirrel Number 3	Baby Don't Sweat (2003) The Cribs	You Were Always The One (2004) The Cribs 66	What About Me (2004) The Cribs 75
Hey Scenesters! (2005) The New Fellas 27	Mirror Kissers (2005) The New Fellas 27	Martell (2005) The New Fellas 39	You're Gonna Lose Us (2005) 30

• The Cribs Official Site
• Squirrel Records - The label that released the Cribs' debut single 'Baby Don't Sweat'
• The Cribs Fansite Profile
• The Cribs profile and articles on This Is Fake DIY
• Cribbage - Online Cribs Resources
• The New Fellas Fan Forum

The Cribs
Gary Jarman | Ryan Jarman | Ross Jarman
Albums
The Cribs | The New Fellas
Singles
Baby Don't Sweat | You Were Always The One | What About Me | Hey Scenesters! | Mirror Kissers | You're Gonna Lose Us
Labels
Universal Records | Wichita Recordings
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