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The Cribs pass check-ups, prepare to rock US crowds
Further hospitalizations notwithstanding, punk-pop trio The Cribs will make another run at North American audiences late this fall to support their latest album.
Vocalist/guitarist Ryan Jarman of the British trio--consisting of all brothers--was sent to the emergency ward last week after he passed out during a show in Birmingham, England, but not before the frontman was revived and finished the show. Twin brother Gary Jarman was admitted to the hospital two days later following a show in Sheffield, England, after complaining of pain in his arms, which turned out to be blood poisoning stemming from cuts caused by his bass guitar strings.
Both twins have been given clean bills of health (drummer and third brother Ross Jarman is "great and isn't particularly bothered by anything," according to the band's publicist) and are ready to kick off their next tour of the Americas Nov. 12 in Montreal. The 15-city tour will run through the first day of December, and dates are included below.
The trio is touring behind "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever," the group's third studio album, which follows 2005's "The New Fellas." The set, released in July, boasts production by Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand.
A video of the song "Men's Needs" from the new album is currently available at the band's website, along with mp3s of "Baby Don't Sweat" and "Another Number."
Raised in Wakefield, UK, The Cribs made their "debut" at a family party in the '80s, when Ryan and Gary were just nine years old and Ross was five. The three brothers officially formed The Cribs in 2003, releasing their self-titled debut in 2005, with an assist from American indie scenemaker Bobby Conn, who invited the group to record in his Chicago studio after playing on a bill with the band.
