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The Cribs’ fourth album, Ignore the Ignorant may not be as catchy as their previous work, but it’s beginning to grow on me. Sometimes, when you fall in love with an album, you can fall right out of it; but if you grow into loving it, it lasts a long time. Yes, I’m still talking about music.

With the addition of Johnny Marr, the band seems to have matured quite a bit. At times, Guitarist/Singer Ryan Jarman sounds like he’s impersonating Kurt Cobain with his screeching vocals (see “Cheat on Me” or “Nothing”). Other times, you feel like you’re listening to a British version of a song from Green Day’s American Idiot. After you’re done listening to the entire thing, you realize that this doesn’t sound like New Fellas or even Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever
at all – it sounds grown up. Listen to “Cheat on Me” and a sample of “Nothing” after the jump. (continue reading…)