Bassist Gary Jarman explained the singles club: “Basically, after three years away from the road we just ended up with SO many songs built up in the vaults that we wanted to try doing something different and interesting with them!”

“We had a bunch of extra tracks from the ‘Night Network’ sessions which we finished and mixed over lockdown… and then the extra downtime led to us coming up with several new songs also. Of course we could have just put them all to one side and held them back for a new album or whatever, but that doesn’t seem like much fun…” he continues.

The band previously released “Swinging at Shadows” which was recorded at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606in LA. The track was accompanied by a video filmed at the band’s first gig after the pandemic.

The new song “The Day I Got Lost Again” has been explained by the band as a song about ” us guys returning to our embryonic form, trying to rip-off “Hard Days Night” era Beatles…which is to say, it’s probably the closest we’ve sounded to our debut album since around 2004“. 

“It’s also the first (and almost certainly last) time you will hear a harmonica in a Cribs song. It follows the classic rock n roll formula of verse/chorus/verse/bad solo/chorus/corny ending – all done and dusted in way under 3 minutes. Just the way we like it – hope you like it too!” they continue. 

Speaking about “Opaline and Evergreen” the band said: “Another basement recording, we decided to pair this song with “The Day I Got Lost Again” because they are thematically coming from a similar place, lyrics wise – it’s inspired by all of those places that you encounter in your day to day existence, the ones occupied by the ghosts of the memories you made there (for better or worse) – and how simultaneously haunting and wonderful that can be, no matter how outwardly mundane they may appear. And how we miss being able to get lost”.

Meanwhile, The Music who hasn’t performed live since 2011 announced their return to the stage next year 31st of May 2022. The gig that will be supported by The Cribs, The Coral, The Snuts and The Skinner Brothers has been previously cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions. More info and tickets can be found here.

The Cribs will head on to their re-scheduled UK tour next year spring, starting off in March in Birmingham. You can get tickets to the tour here.

1/03/22 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
2/03 – Waterfront – Norwich
4/03 – O2 Academy – Sheffield
5/03 – SWX – Bristol
6/03 – Academy – Manchester
8/03 – Boiler Shop – Newcastle
9/03 – SWG3 – Glasgow
11/03 – Roundhouse – London
12/03 – Chalk – Brighton
02/06 – Temple Newsam – Leeds

BRAND NEW SINGLE, FIRST PLAY TOMORROW – premiering on the @shaunwkeaveny, @BBC6Music from 1:45pm!

Plus more news to come tomorrow…TUNE IN! pic.twitter.com/lhe49nkDhx

— The Cribs (@thecribs) August 11, 2021

The title of the new release remains a mystery. The single follows up the Jarman brothers album from 2020 “Night Network“. The album, an eighth since the band formed in 2001 could not be done at all. The band went through 18 months of legal battles over the rights to their back catalogue. Even though the release came out after a difficult time for the cribs, “they sound just as energised here as they did in their ‘Men’s Needs’ heyday“. The album received great reviews with Indiependent calls it “the sound of a passionate group back on their feet after a long period of uncertainty and ready to shut their detractors up as ever“.
NME gave it 5 stars and calls it The Cribs’ “best album in a decade“. Adding: “‘Night Network’ isn’t the sound of a run-down band staggering towards the finish line. Far from it – The Cribs have just embarked on a victory lap“.
Mxdwn praised the album saying that it “present fans with an extremely fun, peppy and punk-informed record capable of putting anyone in a great mood. The trio of brothers have stepped up, and let their brightest musicality shine in every drum fill, high gain guitar lick and mesmerizingly catchy vocal line“.
With today’s single release, The Cribs has promised more news alongside.
Recently the band rescheduled their UK tour to 2022. Originally they suppose to perform past June, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, the dates have been changed.
See The Cribs updated tour Dates below. Tickets are available here.

20/08/21 – Crystal Palace Bowl – London
20/08 – South Facing Festival – London
3/09 – The Piece Hall – Halifax

1/03/22 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
2/03 – Waterfront – Norwich
4/03 – O2 Academy – Sheffield
5/03 – SWX – Bristol
6/03 – Academy – Manchester
8/03 – Boiler Shop – Newcastle
9/03 – SWG3 – Glasgow
11/03 – Roundhouse – London
12/03 – Chalk – Brighton
02/06 – Temple Newsam – Leeds