Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever is The Cribs

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...

' third album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

, released on 21 May 2007. It reached 13 on the UK Album Charts

Record chart

A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....

. Critically acclaimed, it was voted #9 in the annual 'Albums Of The Year' in influential UK music magazine 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...

, amongst various other end-of-year lists. The single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 'Men's Needs' was voted #3 of the year in the same magazine.

The album was produced by Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand (band)

Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in...

, and features a spoken word

Spoken word

Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....

 collaboration with Lee Ranaldo

Lee Ranaldo

Lee M. Ranaldo is an American singer, guitarist, writer, record producer, and visual artist, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth...

 from Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

.

Track listing

1. "Our Bovine Public" (2'17)
2. "Girls Like Mystery" (2'51)
3. "Men's Needs
   Men's Needs
   "Men's Needs" is the first single from British indie rock band The Cribs' third album Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever, which was released on 14 May 2007. It was available to listen to on the band's MySpace page. It was recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2006 and was produced by Franz...
   
   " (3'16)
4. "Moving Pictures
   Moving Pictures (song)
   "Moving Pictures" is the second single from The Cribs's third album Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever, and was released on 30 July 2007, charting at #38 on the UK Singles Chart....
   
   " (3'10)
5. "I'm a Realist" (3'03)
6. "Major's Titling Victory" (2'45)
7. "Women's Needs" (4'34)
8. "I've Tried Everything" (2'46)
9. "My Life Flashed Before My Eyes" (3'30)
10. "Be Safe" (features Sonic Youth
    Sonic Youth
    Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
    
    's Lee Ranaldo
    Lee Ranaldo
    Lee M. Ranaldo is an American singer, guitarist, writer, record producer, and visual artist, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth...
    
    ) (5'55)
11. "Ancient History" (4'49)
12. "Shoot The Poets" (3'27)