Cribs: 'We're not a conveyor belt band'

The Cribs have spoken out to differentiate themselves from more career-minded UK bands.

Frontman Ryan Jarman told NME that the band's new album title Ignore The Ignorant reflected their uniqueness compared to their contemporaries.

Jarman said: "Whether you want to call it politics with a small 'p', or in capitals, the band have made no apologies about being political in the past.

"That makes us a different prospect to a bunch of bands in white plastic suits. Everyone knows that The Cribs as a group of individuals rather than coming off some cold ironic faceless band conveyor belt."

He added: "People aren't doing it well. The people who are in it for the wrong reasons have fallen by the wayside."