The Cribs: State of Independence
Lois Wilson, MOJO, October 2009
Yorkshire siblings the Cribs have spent seven years spurning rock star indulgences for DIY indie sufferance, winning over everyone from Franz Ferdinand to Sonic Youth in the process. Now, they've recruited a new full time guitarist, a certain Johnny Marr. Lois Wilson meets the band — and their newest member in "polluted" Los Angeles — to hear the story behind the album of their career.
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