The Cribs deliver a career spanning 21 song set at Camden Roundhouse
Our love affair with The Cribs started at a show at the infamous Death Disco in 2004 and they've lost none of that live energy which makes their shows so memorable. Tonight feels extra special, the crowd is eager, the confetti cannons are loaded and floor is already soaked with lukewarm beer. Even current noisemakers of the moment Slaves have taken time out to see The Cribs take on Camden's most famous venue.
We can see the Cribs preparing to come up jumping up and down backstage, the lights then go down Ryan bounds on in his trademark stripey tights under denim cuts offs and bashes out the opening chords to Ancient History, an unlikely but very welcome opening track from their third album 'Mens Needs, Womens Needs, Whatever'.
They then dive straight into I'm a Realist with the crowd singing along to the familiar guitar riff. The Cribs' then remind us that regardless of being on album six they are still churning out catchy tunes and their own description of themselves as 'The World's Premier Mid-Fi Band' seems particularly apt with 'Different Angle', the first of a handful of 'For All My Sisters' tracks which get an outing tonight.
We are then greeted by Gary with the familiar but never boring ‘We are The Cribs and we are from Wakefield', with Ryan playfully adding ‘I think we can now say we have played every venue in Camden now’ to an onslaught of cheers, bodies and pints of beer. It goes quiet and after a few seconds the crowd start singing the opening chords of 'Another Number' which doesn't stop throughout the whole set.
Probably one of the biggest cheers of the night is for 'Your Gonna Lose Us', originally released as a b-side that became such a fan favourite it was later released as a single, something which geos to show The Cribs' knack for knocking out indie hits left right and centre.
They then go straight into 'Hey Scenesters', a fan favourite which shows their disdain for the trendy and hip crowd which started to greet them when their popularity first started rising, now though the crowd is full of people from all walks of life who aren't bothered about their hair getting messed up and beer down their clothes, they're just here to go nuts!
Things are slowed down with a rare outing for 'Shoot The Poets' , performed with Ryan on acoustic and Gary sitting down on the drum riser taking a break. It's straight back to it though and they finish up with Pink Snow the seven minute final track from the new album and the crowd are showered in pink confetti, it feels like this song was wrote for this moment and we overhear someone say “I think this is the happiest I have ever been', its great to see the new material being received with as much love as the classics.
Not many bands can keep delivering albums like The Cribs and we cant wait for the next 6.
Long live The Jarmans!
COMMENTS
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Love this! Very Jealous
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Thanks Lewis. I'm a huge fan so it was an easy one to write!
