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