The New Fellas
Studio album by
The Cribs
Released20 June 2005
RecordedWest Heath Studios, London
GenreIndie rock, post-punk revival, garage rock
Length34:15
LabelUnited Kingdom Wichita Recordings
United States Wichita/Worlds Fair
Europe Japan V2
Australia Revolution Records
ProducerEdwyn Collins
The Cribs chronology
The Cribs
(2004)		 The New Fellas
(2005)		 Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Drowned in Sound [2]
NME [3]
Pitchfork(3.0/10) [4]
Rolling Stone[5]

The New Fellas is the second studio album by British indie rock band The Cribs, released in June 2005. It placed at No. 11 in NME's "Albums of the Year" edition, 2005.

Background

Having become more of a part of the music scene following the release of their self-titled debut album, much of The New Fellas' lyrics deal with the band's disgust at the attitudes of their so-called peers.[6]

Recording

The Cribs chose Edwyn Collins to produce The New Fellas because they were fans of his old band Orange Juice and because he shared their attitude towards the music industry.[7]

Reception

In 2007, the song "Hey Scenesters!" was named one of the "Greatest Indie Anthems Ever" by music magazine NME.

In December 2009, Q Magazine chose it as one of their "Albums of the Century" in their year end issue.

In October 2015, The New Fellas was inducted into the DIY Hall of Fame.

Reissue

On July 29, 2022, The Cribs released reissues of their first three albums, the main reason for which was because the albums' vinyl editions had been out of print for some time.[8] After regaining the rights and master tapes for the albums through the legal battle that caused the band's inactivity several years prior, they spent 2021 sifting through their archives for bonus material to include on the reissues.[9] All three reissued albums entered the Top Ten of the midweek UK Albums Chart.[8]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Q Albums of the Century 2009
NME Albums of the Year 2005
NME Tracks of the Year ('Hey Scenesters!') 2005
NME Greatest Indie Anthems Ever ('Hey Scenesters!') 2007
DIY Hall of Fame 2015
inducted[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ryan Jarman, Gary Jarman and Ross Jarman except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Hey Scenesters!"3:11
2."I'm Alright Me"2:42
3."Martell"2:57
4."Mirror Kissers"3:38
5."We Can No Longer Cheat You"3:03
6."It Was Only Love"3:22
7."The New Fellas"3:01
8."Hello? Oh..."2:38
9."The Wrong Way To Be"3:48
10."Haunted"2:31
11."Things Aren’t Gonna Change"3:28
Definitive Edition Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."In The Room" Edwyn Collins3:01
2."Lost In The Crowd"  2:49
3."You're Gonna Lose Us" Bernard Butler2:38
4."To Jackson"  3:05
5."North Of England"  2:40
6."It Happened So Fast" The Cribs3:17
7."Happy's Just A State of Mind And A State Of Mind Is Just Electrical Impulses"  1:22
8."Saturday Night Facts Of Life"David Christian 2:04
9."I'm Still Blaming You"  3:35
10."Advice From A Roving Artist"  3:25
11."I Was Her Man But I Done Her Wrong"  2:30
12."Modern Way"
 3:41
13."I'm Alright Me" (Greenmount Demo)  2:39
14."Things Aren't Gonna Change" (Greenmount Demo)  3:49
15."Martell" (Demo)  3:06
16."We Can No Longer Cheat You" (Demo)  3:15
17."It Was Only Love" (Demo)  3:23
18."The New Fellas" (Demo)  3:05
19."Hello? Oh..." (Demo)  2:51
20."The Wrong Way To Be" (Demo)  3:53
21."Things Aren't Gonna Change" (Demo)  3:08
22."You're Gonna Lose Us" (Demo)  2:55

Charts

2022 chart performance for The New Fellas
Chart (2022) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 20

References

  1. ↑ "The Cribs: The New Fellas". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Wisgard, Alex (9 June 2005). "The Cribs: The New Fellas". drownedinsound.com. Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  3. ↑ Jam, James (12 September 2005). "The Cribs : The New Fellas". NME.
  4. ↑ Crock, Jason (17 August 2005). "The Cribs : The New Fellas". Pitchfork.
  5. ↑ "The Cribs: The New Fellas : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 1 October 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Cripps, Charlotte (9 December 2005). "The Cribs: Brothers rage against the scene". Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Lindsay, Cam (1 September 2005). "The Cribs: The New Fellas". Exclaim!. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. 1 2 Trendell, Andrew (2 August 2022). "The Cribs on gatecrashing the Top 10 with their first three albums: "It's perverse!"". NME. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "The Cribs announce deluxe reissues of first three albums". DIY. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Rocklist.net...Q Magazine Lists." Rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  11. 1 2 "NME's best albums and tracks of 2005". Nme.com. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "The Greatest Indie Anthems Ever – countdown continues". Nme.com. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2022.


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