The Cribs announce album details and live dates

Wakefield, London and Portland converge as one with news that The Cribs are set to release their fifth album in May.

Entitled 'In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull', the album marks a return to their classic three-piece status and heralds another chapter in the upwards trajectory of the Jarman brothers.

Recorded in upstate New York courtesy of David Fridmann's Tarbox Road studio with Fridmann at the controls, a short self produced session at London's Abbey Road and a few days in Chicago with producer Steve Albini at his EAR studio, the band have certainly clocked up the miles recording this hotly anticipated follow up to 2009's Top Ten album 'Ignore The Ignorant'.

'In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull' is released on 7th May through Wichita Recordings, the full track listing is

1. Glitters Like Gold
2. Come On Be A No-One
3. Jaded Youth
4. Anna
5. Confident Men
6. Uptight
7. Chi-Town
9. Back To The Bolthole
8. Pure O
10. I Should Have Helped
11. Stalagmites
12. Like A Gift Giver
13. Butterflies
14. Arena Rock Encore With Full Cast

Having announced a short burst of live dates late last year which sold out in minutes The Cribs tie in further dates to coincide with the release of 'In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull' as follows:

May
7th Nottingham Rock City 0845 413 4444
8th London The Troxy 0207 403 3331
9th Bristol O2 Academy 0844 477 2000
11th Glasgow Barrowlands 0844 499 9990
12th Manchester Academy 0161 832 1111
13th Eastbourne Winter Gardens 01323 412 0000

Tickets will go on sale Friday 17th February 2012 at 9am from all usual outlets priced at £18 except London which is £20 - www.gigsandtours.com www.gigsinscotland.com

The Cribs will also be playing shows in North America with a tour scheduled for April.