Ignore the Ignorant
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Ignore the Ignorant is the fourth studio album by the British band The Cribs
. The album was released in the United Kingdom
on 7 September 2009 via Wichita Recordings
, following the release of the first single "Cheat on Me" on 31 August. On 8 September the album was made available in the United States
as a digital download, and then released officially on Compact Disc
on 10 November by Warner Bros. Records
. The album was recorded in Los Angeles
with producer Nick Launay
. It is the first and only album by The Cribs to feature second guitarist Johnny Marr
, formerly of The Smiths
and Modest Mouse
; Marr left the band in 2011 to return to solo work.
Launay said the sessions began with a week long rehearsal period where the band's songs were "played over and over again so that all the arrangements, tempos, etc. could be worked out first." The album was then able to be recorded effectively as a live performance, with all four members playing together in one room at the same time, and in doing so capture the raw and direct feeling they wanted. Nevertheless, the album is not fully live as a few overdubs and replacements were made later. The main body of the recording was completed in three weeks, with another week spent on overdubs and then mixing.
's Radio 1
show and was available for free download from The Cribs' website, for only 24 hours, the day after it was debuted. On 31 August, one week before the album's release, the band partnered with online streaming service we7 and NME.com
to allow fans to hear the new album in full. The album's second single was "We Share the Same Skies," released on 6 November 2009.
(Ryan
, Ross
, and Gary Jarman
's home county), Lancashire
(Johnny Marr's home county), and Portland, Oregon
(Gary Jarman's adopted hometown and current residence), all areas symbolized by rose
s. The box contains the Ignore the Ignorant album and a full-length live CD of The Cribs performing at The Ritz, Manchester
, along with a DVD documentary of the recording of the album, and a silent film
titled The Serpent and the Peach, recorded predominantly on a hand-held camera.
, making it the band's highest-charting album. It was released the same week as all of The Beatles
' deluxe re-issues, outselling all but two of them in the first week. The band described this in various interviews at the time as "surreal."
In December 2009, Mojo
magazine placed the album at #11 in their "Albums of the Year" chart, and The Fly
placed it at #7 on their "Albums of the Year" chart. NME
also placed it at #30 in their end of year list. In Japan
, Crossbeat magazine placed it at #8 in its "Albums of 2009" list, whilst Music Magazine called it the #1 album of 2009. Both magazines are leading publications in Japan.
The Cribs
The Cribs are an English three-piece indie rock band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The band consists of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman. They were subsequently joined by ex-The Smiths and Modest Mouse guitarist Johnny Marr who was made a formal member of the group...
. The album was released in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on 7 September 2009 via Wichita Recordings
Wichita Recordings
Wichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees are Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Her Space Holiday, Los Campesinos! and Peter Bjorn and John...
, following the release of the first single "Cheat on Me" on 31 August. On 8 September the album was made available in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as a digital download, and then released officially on Compact Disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
on 10 November by Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
. The album was recorded in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
with producer Nick Launay
Nick Launay
Nick Launay is an English record producer and recording engineer. He is currently one of the most sought after producers in the world due to his current success with recent albums by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds...
. It is the first and only album by The Cribs to feature second guitarist Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr is an English musician and songwriter. Marr rose to fame in the 1980s as the guitarist in The Smiths, with whom he formed a prolific songwriting partnership with Morrissey. Marr has been a member of Electronic, The The, and Modest Mouse...
, formerly of The Smiths
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
and Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think...
; Marr left the band in 2011 to return to solo work.
Recording
The album was recorded with Launay in Los Angeles' Seedy Underbelly studio. In an interview with HitQuartersHitQuarters
HitQuarters is an international music industry publication and contact database founded in 1999. It is noted for in-depth interviews with industry figures, with past subjects including Simon Cowell, Martin Kierszenbaum, Jason Flom, Diane Warren, Peter Edge, Ron Fair and RedOne, as well as its A&R...
Launay said the sessions began with a week long rehearsal period where the band's songs were "played over and over again so that all the arrangements, tempos, etc. could be worked out first." The album was then able to be recorded effectively as a live performance, with all four members playing together in one room at the same time, and in doing so capture the raw and direct feeling they wanted. Nevertheless, the album is not fully live as a few overdubs and replacements were made later. The main body of the recording was completed in three weeks, with another week spent on overdubs and then mixing.
Released tracks
"Cheat on Me" was released as the first single on 31 August 2009. "We Were Aborted" was debuted on Steve LamacqSteve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq , sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo or "The Cat" is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio stations BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2.-Early career:He was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire...
's Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
show and was available for free download from The Cribs' website, for only 24 hours, the day after it was debuted. On 31 August, one week before the album's release, the band partnered with online streaming service we7 and NME.com
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
to allow fans to hear the new album in full. The album's second single was "We Share the Same Skies," released on 6 November 2009.
The Roses Edition
There was a special, deluxe box set edition of the record, nicknamed The Roses Edition, which was only available in the local areas that the band hail from. The band hoped to encourage people to go out and buy the physical format, rather than buying online digitally; and in doing so, support local record stores. The Roses Edition was only available from shops in YorkshireYorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
(Ryan
Ryan Jarman
Ryan James Jarman is the guitarist and vocalist with English rock band The Cribs.-The Cribs:Ryan formed The Cribs in the early 2000s with his identical twin brother Gary and younger brother Ross....
, Ross
Ross Jarman
Ross Anthony Jarman is the drummer with English rock band The Cribs.-The Cribs:Ross was born and raised in Wakefield, England....
, and Gary Jarman
Gary Jarman
Gary John Jarman is a British multi-instrumentalist, best known for being bassist and singer in the Wakefield music group The Cribs....
's home county), Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
(Johnny Marr's home county), and Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
(Gary Jarman's adopted hometown and current residence), all areas symbolized by rose
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
s. The box contains the Ignore the Ignorant album and a full-length live CD of The Cribs performing at The Ritz, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, along with a DVD documentary of the recording of the album, and a silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
titled The Serpent and the Peach, recorded predominantly on a hand-held camera.
Chart performance
The album reached #8 on the UK albums chartUK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, making it the band's highest-charting album. It was released the same week as all of The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' deluxe re-issues, outselling all but two of them in the first week. The band described this in various interviews at the time as "surreal."
Critical reception
Reviews of the album were generally very positive, with all major UK music magazines giving it at least 4 out of 5 stars. Robert Earle of Stereola gave the album 9 out of 10, describing it as "a masterpiece from start to finish."In December 2009, Mojo
Mojo (magazine)
MOJO is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music...
magazine placed the album at #11 in their "Albums of the Year" chart, and The Fly
The Fly (magazine)
The Fly is a free music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. The magazine is published by the HMV owned MAMA Group.The magazine started as a listings leaflet in Camden, north London, for the Barfly music venue on Chalk Farm Road...
placed it at #7 on their "Albums of the Year" chart. NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
also placed it at #30 in their end of year list. In Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Crossbeat magazine placed it at #8 in its "Albums of 2009" list, whilst Music Magazine called it the #1 album of 2009. Both magazines are leading publications in Japan.
Charts
| Charts (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
8 |