release date: 12-02-2001

2007 US 12-track vinyl LP, third long-player from the band, produced by Franz Ferdinand mainman Alex Kapranos and mixed by Andy Wallace, includes the single 'Men's Needs' plus 'Be Safe' [co-writtenwith Lee Ranaldo from Sonic Youth], also includes a bonus CD of the full album! Sealed & stickered picture sleeve.

Tracks:
01. Our Bovine Public
02. Girls Like Myster
03. Men's Needs
04. Moving Pictures
05. I'm A Realist
06. Major's Titling Victory
07. Women's Needs
08. I've Tried Everything
09. My Life Flashed Before My Eyes
10. Be Safe
11. Ancient History
12. Shoot The Poets

Third album from Wakefield's finest exports, The Cribs. A more polished effort than their previous two albums, but if anything the production work from Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos only serves to highlight the songwriting abilities of the band.  The Cribs have created a small masterpiece of spiky guitar pop. Somewhere between Nirvana, the Libertines, and most importantly, the La's. An album that rewards repeated listens although Alex Kapranos' production is straight forward relying on the bands ability to tightly shine. Tracks like "Girls Like Mystery", "Moving Pictures", "Men's Needs", "Our Bovine Public", and most deliciously "I've Tried Everything" grow upon familiarity because of the emotion and chops the band bring to the table and Alex gives them the space to demonstrate these formidable talents. A gem to cherish. by john hise