CD review: The Cribs, "Ignore the Ignorant"

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

Rock

The Cribs “Ignore the Ignorant” (Warner Bros.)

British indie rockers the Cribs aim to find a home with American audiences with their second Warner Bros. album, “Ignore the Ignorant,” already the band’s highest-charting U.K. release.

“Ignore the Ignorant” is the Cribs’ first record to feature fourth member Johnny Marr, former songwriter and guitarist for the Smiths and Modest Mouse, which surely bolsters both the music and their chances for U.S. success.

In 2008, Marr joined the Cribs’ brother act — twins Gary (singer/bassist) and Ryan (singer/guitarist) Jarman and their younger brother Ross (drums) — and his influence can be heard on the lovely melancholy of “Stick to Yr Guns” and the jangly, deceptively catchy title track.