Payola (The Cribs album)
| Payola, 2002 - 2012 | ||||
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| Released | 11 March 2013 | |||
| Recorded | Tarbox Road, New York City Electrical Audio, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, punk rock, alternative rock | |||
| Label |   Wichita Recordings | |||
| Producer | The Cribs, Ed Deegan, Edwyn Collins, Bernard Butler, Alex Kapranos, Nick Launay, Dave Fridmann, Steve Albini, Lee Smith, Jamie Lockhart, Will Jackson | |||
| The Cribs chronology | ||||
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Payola: 2002 - 2012 is a greatest hits compilation album by UK indie rock band, The Cribs. The album was scheduled for release on 25 February 2013, however; due to manufacturing complications, the release date was pushed back a further two weeks to 11 March 2013. The album features the previously unreleased single "Leather Jacket Love Song" - the last song recorded with erstwhile guitarist Johnny Marr.[1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| DIY |   [2] |
| Mojo |   |
| Drowned in Sound | [3] |
| The Quietus | [4] |
| Clash | [5] |
| Uncut | [6] |
Formats
[edit]The album was released as a standard edition 22-track CD and download, plus a 22-track double LP. A special 40 track 'Anthology Edition' CD was also released which included a bonus 18-track disc of b-sides.
Track Listing
[edit]All tracks are written by The Cribs (Ryan Jarman, Ross Jarman and Gary Jarman)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Another Number" | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Come On, Be a No-One" | 2:37 |
| 3. | "I'm a Realist" | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Hey Scenesters!" | 3:14 |
| 5. | "We Share the Same Skies" | 3:14 |
| 6. | "You were Always the One" | 2:31 |
| 7. | "Anna" | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Cheat on Me" | 3:24 |
| 9. | "Back to the Bolthole" | 4:48 |
| 10. | "We Were Aborted" | 3:09 |
| 11. | "Our Bovine Public" | 2:18 |
| 12. | "I've Tried Everything" | 2:47 |
| 13. | "Direction" | 3:31 |
| 14. | "Glitters Like Gold" | 4:16 |
| 15. | "Be Safe" (also written by Lee Ranaldo) | 5:55 |
| 16. | "Mirror Kisses" | 3:37 |
| 17. | "Men's Needs" | 3:18 |
| 18. | "We Can No Longer Cheat You" | 3:04 |
| 19. | "Chi-Town" | 3:20 |
| 20. | "The Wrong Way to Be" | 3:47 |
| 21. | "City of Bugs" | 6:22 |
| 22. | "Leather Jacket Love Song" | 3:06 |
| Total length: | 1:14:19 | |
Bonus Disc
- Glandular Fever Go the Best of Me
- On a Hotel Wall
- Saturday Night Facts of Life
- Kind Words from The Broken Hearted
- It Happened So Fast
- Eat Me
- Fairer Sex
- Advice from a Roving Artist
- You're Gonna Lose Us
- Get Yr Hands Out of My Grave
- My Adolescent Dreams
- Bastards of Young
- To Jackson
- Better Than Me
- So Hot Now
- Is Anybody There?
- Don't You Wanna Be Relevant?
- Don't Believe in Me
Critical reception
[edit]Payola was well received by critics. DIY magazine called it a "staggeringly good collection of songs" and ruminated that the album "offers a compelling argument of the threesome as the most important and greatest UK band of the past 10 years" in a 9/10 review. In their 8/10 review, Virgin notes that "This release shows what a huge footprint The Cribs have made on the modern music scene." Q magazine referred to the album as "A reminder of their heartfelt commitment to a struggling underground ideal" in a 4 star review, whilst The Quietus called The Cribs "A national treasure". In a more mixed 6/10 review, Uncut magazine praised the band's ability to write a single, but refers to the b-side disc as "best left to the completists".
References
[edit]- ^ NME The Cribs to release singles collection, ‘Payola’
- ^ Martyn Young (19 July 2024). "The Cribs - Payola". DIY Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Marc Burrows (22 February 2013). "Album Review: The Cribs - Payola 2002-2012". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Quietus, The (7 March 2013). "The Cribs — Payola". The Quietus. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "The Cribs - Payola - Singles, B-sides and Rarities". 11 February 2013.
- ^ Louis Pattison (March 2013). "The Cribs: Payola 2002-2012". Uncut.