In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull (Wichita), the follow-up to 2009’s enormously successful Ignore The Ignorant, represents a physical return to the Cribs’ original band-of-Brit-brothers format—Gary Jarman on bass/vocals, his twin Ryan on guitar/vocals and younger sibling Ross on drums—after the departure of the massively influential Johnny Marr. The Smiths guitarist added sinewy guitar and a palpable sense of maturation to the Cribs’ already potent sound, and given the new LP’s blend of visceral raw-punk energy and full-bodied pop melodicism, Marr’s two-year tenure with the band left an obvious mark on it creative approach. Gary will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our recent feature on the Cribs.
Jarman: This is a very important tool for musicians in the modern age, developed to help them have more control over their creative output without having to give up anything to a third party. It is a very user-friendly platform that doesn’t require artists to also be tech-geniuses to get their stuff out there, and it is all open source and available to anyone. I think it’s going to prove revolutionary, and it is very exciting. In the confusing, daunting technological world, these are the good guys.
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