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The Cribs Talk About Johnny Marr's Departure

• 12th Apr 2011

Following Johnny Marr's recent mutual departure from The Cribs after three years with the Jarman brothers, the trio have written on their official website about the occurrence.

“There were definite intentions of continuing on together and making another record…we even went into the studio with Edwyn Collins again last spring and started recording some stuff, but it just wasn’t really working. We were all pretty burnt at that point and that is why we decided that after eight years and four records we should take some time off.”

The band also talked of how Marr's working on a solo album and their reconnection after time apart brought them to the realisation that “it just seemed like the right time to go our separate ways”.

“We have a bunch of new songs and are embracing the lo-fi again. It never was about fancy studios and LA and all that. We are back in our usual environment and feeling good about it. We’ve got everything we need.”

It is expected that The Cribs will get to work on a new album – their first since the 2009 release Ignore The Ignorant – after a host of festival appearances this summer.

MSD