Go home Johnny Marr! The former Smiths guitarist's influence is ruining the style of Wakefield rockers The Cribs.Where The Cribs' once shambolic nature was unrivaled, their new sound is no good and certainly not unique. All fingers point to Mr Marr.
Of course with any new band mate, there is sure to be a new acquisition of sound, and a new layer added, but with such a dramatic change in direction, The Cribs sound is barely recognisable even when comparing their latest single to releases from their previous album.
The Cribs used to sound fresh, but this latest offering "We Share The Same Skies" resembles a distant, banished cousin of The Smiths. Do we really need another band resembling a modern day Smiths?
Musically the song is hard to bash, and I'm sure there will be the age old argument of "the band have matured", but this should not happen in The Cribs' case as it's their careless nature which brought them to media attention and admired musical credential in the first place. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
NME top 100 cool list? Wrinkly old rocker Johnny Marr? I don't think so. With Johnny Marr in toe, he is dragging down both the music and the look of The Cribs.
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