The Cribs

One of the U.K.'s cult favorite bands since the early 2000s, the Cribs blend quintessentially British influences like Sex Pistols and the Smiths with American indie heroes like Beat Happening. The project of the Jarman brothers, the band's tuneful songs, raw production, and guitar heroics made them outliers when their self-titled debut album appeared in 2004, but their authenticity -- and constant gigging -- soon earned them critical acclaim and chart success with 2007's Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever. With 2009's Ignore the Ignorant, the band kicked off a string of top ...