Above: The three raggedy know-it-alls, The Cribs (courtesy of PunkPhoto.com)
For those not aware of who CSS are up until this point, you may recall a song for the iPod touch with the lyrics "music is my boyfriend..." Well, that song went with a commercial, which had actually been user created, then sent in by a lucky YouTuber, then selected by Apple to be on TV sometime last year. That song was called "Music Is My Hot Hot Sex" by CSS.
Since The Cribs were one of our favorite groups last year, breaking out from their not-so-great past before Men's Needs Women's Needs, Whatever arrived in 07', we have a lovely remix joining these two into one odd, yet pleasant combination. I won't lie, its hard to mess up remixing "Men's Needs", which was actually my favorite song from this album. So given the combination of my favorite song, from one of my favorite albums last year, with one of my favorite catchy Apple commercials from last year, it was only a matter of time before this all happened.
MP3: The Cribs - Men's Needs (CSS Remix)
Possibly more moving is a remix by Cassettes Won't Listen of the Diggs' "Everyone's Starting Over". If you're familiar with The Diggs, their song "Recovery Forever" from their ctrl-alt-del album is off the charts. Since this is a remix and almost all band prescence, other than Timothy Lannen's vocals, are lost, I would say this sounds similar to their song "Careen". Add that on, with a 150+ bpm, and you've got some explosive tech-pop.
MP3: The Diggs - Everyone's Starting Over (Cassettes Won't Listen Remix)
Which do you think is better?
How immature can one be? I mean seriously... Flashing money in a press picture? Well I can't get enough of The Cribs as it is and the fact that they are too overzealous for their own good makes their music that more appealing. Blatant societal truths or the crooked bally-hoo lyrics they sing turn up the "I could care less" knob up to the max and who could be more fortunate than those standing clear out of their way.
Posted on January 30th on their webpage, The Cribs posted their latest video, "I'm A Realist", which is my third favorite song on this album behind "Girls Like Mystery" and "Women's Needs".
If you enjoy The Cribs as much as we do, then check out a song they left off of their album, a B-side of sorts, "Don't You Wanna Be Relevant".
Download The Cribs on iTunes
MP3: The Cribs - Don't You Wanna Be Relevant
Their upcoming shows include:
HMV Glasgow, Friday 1st February at 5.00 pm HMV
Leeds, Friday 8th February at 6.00 pm
HMV Sheffield, Monday 11th February at 5.00 pm
Video - The Cribs "I'm A Realist"
*** recommended ***
1. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Track Listing:
1. Don't Make Me a Target ***
2. The Ghost of You Lingers
3. You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb ***
4. Don't You Evah
5. Rhthm & Soul
6. Eddie's Ragga
7. The Underdog ***
8. My Little Japanese Cigarette Case
9. Finer Feelings
10. Black Like Me
2. The National - Boxer
Track Listing:
1. Fake Empire
2. Mistaken For Strangers ***
3. Brainy
4. Squalor Victoria
5. Green Gloves
6. Slow Show
7. Apartment Story ***
8. Start A War
9. Guest Room ***
10. Racing Like A Pro
11. Ada
12. Gospel
3. Radiohead - In Rainbows
Track Listing:
1. 15 Step
2. Bodysnatchers
3. Nude
4. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi ***
5. All I Need ***
6. Faust Arp
7. Reckoner ***
8. House Of Cards
9. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
10. Videotape
4. The Cribs - Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
Track Listing:
1. Our Bovine Public
2. Girls Like Mystery ***
3. Men's Needs ***
4. Moving Pictures
5. I'm a Realist ***
6. Major's Titling Victory
7. Women's Needs ***
8. I've Tried Everything
9. My Life Flashed Before My Eyes
10. Be Safe
11. Ancient History
12. Shoot the Poets
5. Interpol - Our Love To Admire
Track Listing:
1. Pioneer to The Falls ***
2. No I In Threesome ***
3. The Scale
4. The Heinrich Maneuver (Album Version) ***
5. Mammoth
6. Pace Is The Trick ***
7. All Fired Up
8. Rest My Chemistry
9. Who Do You Think
10. Wrecking Ball
11. The Lighthouse
6. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Track Listing:
1. Either Way ***
2. You Are My Face ***
3. Impossible Germany ***
4. Sky Blue Sky
5. Side with the Seeds
6. Shake It Off
7. Please Be Patient with Me
8. Hate It Here
9. Leave Me (Like You Found Me)
10. Walken ***
11. What Light
12. On and On and On
7. Pinback - Autumn of the Seraphs
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Track Listing:
1. From Nothing To Nowhere ***
2. Barnes
3. Good To Sea ***
4. How We Breathe
5. Walters
6. Subbing For Eden
7. Devil You Know ***
8. Blue Harvest
9. Torch
10. Bouquet
11. Off By 50
8. Band of Horses - Cease To Begin
Track Listing:
1. Is There a Ghost***
2. Ode to LRC
3. No One's Gonna Love You ***
4. Detlef Schrempf
5. The General Specific***
6. Lamb on the Lam (In the City)
7. Islands on the Coast
8. Marry Song
9. Cigarettes, Wedding Bands
10. Window Blues
9. Motion City Soundtrack - Even If It Kills Me
Track Listing:
1. Fell in Love Without You ***
2. This Is For Real ***
3. It Had To Be You
4. Last Night
5. Calling All Cops
6. Can't Finish What You Started
7. The Conversation
8. Broken Heart ***
9. Hello Helicopter ***
10. Where I Belong
11. Point Of Extinction
12. Antonia
13. Even If Kills Me
10. Athlete - Beyond the Neighbourhood
Track Listing:
1. In Between 2 States
2. Hurricane ***
3. Tokyo
4. Airport Disco
5. It's Not Your Fault ***
6. The Outsiders (Album Version)
7. Flying Over Bus Stops
8. Second Hand Stores
9. In The Library
10. Best Not To Think About It
11. This Is What I Sound Like
