Payola (The Cribs album)

Payola, 2002 - 2012
Compilation album by
The Cribs
Released12 March 2013
RecordedTarbox Road, New York City
Electrical Audio, Chicago
GenreIndie rock, punk rock, alternative rock
LabelUnited KingdomRepublic of IrelandWichita Recordings
ProducerThe Cribs, Ed Deegan, Edwyn Collins, Bernard Butler, Alex Kapranos, Nick Launay, Dave Fridmann, Steve Albini, Lee Smith, Jamie Lockhart, Will Jackson
The Cribs chronology
In the Belly of the Brazen Bull
(2012) 		Payola, 2002 - 2012
(2013) 		For All My Sisters
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[1]
Mojo[2]
Q
The Quietus[3]
Clash[4]
Uncut[5]

Payola, 2002 - 2012 is a 2013 compilation album by The Cribs, released on 12 March 2013. It features the previously unreleased "Leather Jacket Love Song" - the last song recorded with erstwhile guitarist Johnny Marr.[6]

Formats

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, with a bonus 18-track disc of b-sides.

Track listing

  1. Another Number
  2. Come on, be a No-One
  3. I'm a Realist
  4. Hey Scenesters!
  5. We Share the Same Skies
  6. You Were Always the One
  7. Anna
  8. Cheat on Me
  9. Back to the Bolthole
  10. We Were Aborted
  11. Our Bovine Public
  12. I've Tried Everything
  13. Direction
  14. Glitters Like Gold
  15. Be Safe
  16. Mirror Kissers
  17. Men's Needs
  18. We Can No Longer Cheat
  19. Chi-Town
  20. The Wrong Way to Be
  21. City of Bugs
  22. Leather Jacket Love Song

Bonus Disc

  1. Glandular Fever Go the Best of Me
  2. On a Hotel Wall
  3. Saturday Night Facts of Life
  4. Kind Words from The Broken Hearted
  5. It Happened So Fast
  6. Eat Me
  7. Fairer Sex
  8. Advice from a Roving Artist
  9. You're Gonna Lose Us
  10. Get Yr Hands Out of My Grave
  11. My Adolescent Dreams
  12. Bastards of Young
  13. To Jackson
  14. Better Than Me
  15. So Hot Now
  16. Is Anybody There?
  17. Don't You Wanna Be Relevant?
  18. Don't Believe in Me

Critical reception

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

  1. ^ "The Cribs - Payola". 9 March 2013.
  2. ^ Mojo magazine, reviews. April 2013 edition. Review by Ben Myers
  3. ^ "The Quietus | Reviews | the Cribs".
  4. ^ "The Cribs - Payola - Singles, B-sides and Rarities". 11 February 2013.
  5. ^ Uncut magazine, March 2013. Review by Louis Pattison
  6. ^ NME The Cribs to release singles collection, ‘Payola’