The Cribs bring blistering UK swagger to Motorco

Photos by Kevin Norris

West Yorkshire brothers The Cribs rolled into Motorco Music Hall in Durham Friday night in support of their latest album, In the Belly of the Brazen Beast, and delivered a blistering 15-song set for a small yet supportive crowd.

The band came out guns a blazing with "Chi-Town" from the new album and didn't let up rolling through  catchy tune after catchy tune including

Album review: The Cribs - In The Belly of the Brazen Bull

In The Belly of The Brazen Bull gives fans of The Cribs pretty much anything they could ever want from the band, filtered through the 90s buzz lens of producers Steve Albini and Dave Fridmann.

The fifth record from the Yorkshire trio (former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr left the band in April 2011) runs the gamut. The first half cranks through short bursts of solid pop laced with aggressive

The Cribs announces U.S. tour, coming to Durham

British rockers The Cribs are gearing up for the release of their fifth album The Belly of the Brazen Bull, due out in the U.S. on May 15. The band will come to the states for a short U.S. tour June which will bring them to the Triangle.

They'll play the Motorco Music Hall in Durham on Friday, June 8. Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, April 21 HERE for $15.

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