The Cribs

Hull UniversityIf you want to turbocharge your band's prospects, recruit Johnny Marr. It worked for Modest Mouse – it was the hiring of the former Smiths guitarist that gave them a US No 1 album – and it's working for the Cribs. Ignore the Ignorant, their first album with Morrissey's former sidekick, charted at No 8. Marr's vintage riffs have turned a middling indie trio into a more robust rock quartet. In return, the rejuvenated guitarist presumably gets to drink the Jarman brothe...

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