The Cribs – Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever

As soon as the captivating opening track “Our Bovine Public” beings to play, it deems impossible to stop listening. It contains an extremely catchy guitar riff which is sure to linger in your head long after the song has finished. This seems to be the case for every single track on the album, each with its own individual hook, but still keeping the crisp cribs’ sound we have all come to know and love.

There is a chance for listeners to take a break from jumping around with their air guitars with down – tempo tracks like “Moving Pictures”, which show off their more mature side and prove that they can do more than just criticise the music scene, like in their previous material.

It was almost as if this album was written with live shows in mind, as each song contains killer, anthemic choruses which create the perfect recipe for a stunning performance where the audience can happily join in too.

Although this is already the band’s third album, they still are not as well known and appreciated as they should be. As this is their best material so far, let’s hope it signals the start of more recognition which they deserve.