On The New Fellas, Wakefield brothers The Cribs come on like Pavement if theyd been born in Northern England, raised on caffeine and cigarettes, and spat out into the world with a song in their hearts. And, it would seem, a chip on their shoulders: listen to the opening "Hey Scenesters!", a rowdy take-down of trend-chasers that sees frontman Gary Jarman sneering "Did you see his clothes?/ Everyone said he looked like a mess, yeah" over some neat, choppy New York punk … mehrguitar strokes. In all honesty, The Cribs arent light years from the current rock hierarchy: the likes of "Mirror Kissers" and "We Can No Longer Cheat You" barrel along in a neat simulation of The Strokes metronomic rhythm and stabbing guitar lines although theres no faulting those broad accents. What they do have, however, is an endearingly caustic wit that elevates them above many of their straight-faced peers. Who knows, though the hipsters might just hear a line like "Take drugs!/Dont sleep!/ Have contempt for those who read!" and miss the irony altogether. --Louis Pattison weniger

1 - Hey Scenesters!
2 - Im Alright
3 - Martell
4 - Mirror Kisses
5 - We Can No Longer Cheat You… mehr
6 - It Was Only Love
7 - The New Fellas
8 - Hello? Oh
9 - The Wrong Way To Be
10 - Haunted
11 - Things Arent Going To Change
2 - Direction
3 - Lights Went Out
4 - Mirror Kissers
5 - It Was Only Love
6 - You Were Always The One
7 - Martell
8 - We Can No Longer Cheat You
9 - You're Gonna Lose Us
10 - What About Me?
11 - Another Number (feat. Ricky Kaiser)
12 - Wrong Way To Be weniger