""I feel like we were a different band than we were pre-pandemic," says Ryan Jarman, who along with his brothers Gary and Ross lead long-running UK band The Cribs, who just released their ninth album, Selling a Vibe. "It's been like six years since we recorded a record. We weren't sure what we were going to do. We weren't entirely sure how the band was going to move forward."
"Gary adds, "We really got the chance to design it. Like, you know, when you're on the road constantly and you're on that treadmill, you don't design your record. You just kind of roll into another one. We don't really feel that sort of pressure that we used to have in that way. Where it's like you're on the road and you're expected to deliver. So now we can just deliver a record when we want. So we spent a lot of time designing how we wanted..."
""We've always tried to write strong hooks," Ryan says. "Then at the last minute, you've kind of been hit with some kind of punk rock guilt and kind of like tried to drench it all in more noise so that you feel somewhat better. I feel like we've left a lot of those complexes at the door and really kind of I tried to focus on amplifying our strength but in a tasteful way.""
The Cribs released their ninth album, Selling a Vibe, after roughly six years without recording. Pandemic downtime prompted a shift in the band's identity and provided space to rethink musical direction. The extended break reduced touring pressure and allowed deliberate design of song arrangements and production choices. The three brothers relied on familial shorthand to communicate creative ideas and spent significant time defining the record's aims. Ryan emphasized strong hooks and resisted masking songs with excessive noise, aiming to amplify the band's strengths tastefully. The band worked with producer Patrick Wimberly, and the pause aided clearer artistic intent.
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