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This week sees The Cribs make their very welcomed return with the announcement of their first new album in over five years. Selling A Vibe will be released on 9th January 2026 and the band have shared its lead single, Summer Seizures - a track both tender and tenacious built through its jangly riffs and expulsive delivery that echoes nostalgia. Guitarist and vocalist Ryan Jarman comments on the single: “Lyrically, I was in the kitchen in my apartment in NYC one morning and I could feel that summer was starting. I’d had the best summer of my life here and then, a few years ago, undoubtedly the hardest so when I could feel it coming around again it was a way of marking time and looking at where I’m at now and trying to tie it all together. It’s a song about love, tragedy and learning to live with yourself, all set during summertime in NYC.” Expanding about the video, he says: “We wanted it to be no gimmicks, done to a really high quality and just let the band and the song do the talking, so we spoke to our old friend Andy Knowles (who happens to be an amazing director) and decided to shoot on 16mm film and just present us as we are. In a digital age of infinite options, shooting on film meant that it had to be quick, spontaneous and most importantly, natural. Of course those guys spent ages making sure it’d look amazing before the cameras started rolling, but we got exactly what we were looking for: the band as we are now, in our natural environment on celluloid.” Take a listen/watch for yourselves.
The Cribs - Selling A Vibe album tracklisting
1. Dark Luck
2. Selling A Vibe
3. A Point Too Hard To Make
4. Never The Same
5. Summer Seizures
6. Looking For The Wrong Guy
7. If Our Paths Never Crossed
8. Self Respect
9. You’ll Tell Me Anything
10. Rose Mist
11. Distractions
12. Brothers Won’t Break
The band are also announcing a headline UK tour for Spring 2026. Ticket pre-sale begins 10am on Wednesday 20th August, with general sale from 10am on Friday 22nd August.
Ahead of their 2026 UK shows, The Cribs have partnered with War Child
for a very special live performance in the intimate surrounds of
London's Shacklewell Arms on Saturday 23rd August. They then perform at
All Points East the same weekend, before departing for North America.
The Cribs live in 2025
23 Aug - The Shacklewell Arms, London, UK (In Support of War Child)
24 Aug - All Points East, London, UK
19 Sep - Reggies Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA (Riot Fest Late Night)
20 Sep - Riot Festival, Chicago, IL, USA
23 Sep - Lee’s Palace, Toronto, ON, CAN
25 Sep - The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA, USA
27 Sep - Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY, USA
The Cribs UK headline tour 2026
18 Mar - Boiler Shop, Newcastle, UK - Tickets here
20 Mar - Foundry, Sheffield, UK - Tickets here
21 Mar - Albert Hall, Manchester, UK - Tickets here
22 Mar – O2 Institute 1, Birmingham, UK - Tickets here
24 Mar - Rock City, Nottingham, UK - Tickets here
25 Mar - Tramshed, Cardiff, UK - Tickets here
28 Mar - Concorde 2, Brighton, UK - Tickets here
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