Found this song on a NME compilation CD back in the mid noughties. Thanks to every magazine seeming to be giving away free CDs each month I had a ton of new music to listen to. Mainly because I was an avid magazine buyer too. Mojo, Word, Uncut. Actually I've got boxes and boxes of compilation CDs from magazines stretching back 15 years. Q, Select etc. Still not sure what I'm gonna do with them.
I remember reading about the Cribs before hearing any of their music. Three brothers who seemed to be bringing a mix of classic punk and the libertines together. Their were tales of vomiting on stage and being completely gross. In fact looking at their videos I can quite imagine all that kind of stuff going on. But hearing them reminded me of The Wedding Present. It's going this train like punk sound going but then it's got these great melodies. And great lyrics too. I was soon singing along especially to this song which is the second song I picked up of theirs. The first being Hey Scenesters. Didn't do much for me that one. Well not at the time. Now I've got the Cribs on constant rotation.
Then big surprise Johnny Marr joins the band and they tour Australia. And for some reason which I don't remember I miss the gig. It still kills me. And he's already left. Then again they do alright on their own anyway.
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