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The New Fellas

The New Fellas is the second album by the British indie rock band the Cribs, released in June 2005. It reached No. 20 on the UK album chart, staying on the chart for two weeks, and it placed at No. 11 in NME's "Albums of the Year" edition, 2005.

The New Fellas
Studio album by
the Cribs
Released20 June 2005
RecordedWest Heath Studios, London
GenreIndie rock, post-punk revival, garage rock
Length34:15
LabelWichita Recordings, Wichita/Worlds Fair, V2, Revolution Records
ProducerEdwyn Collins
The Cribs chronology
The Cribs
(2004)		 The New Fellas
(2005)		 Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar [1]
Drowned in SoundStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar [2]
NMEStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar [3]
Pitchfork(3.0/10) [4]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[5]

Background

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Having become more of a part of the music scene following the release of their debut album The Cribs, much of The New Fellas' lyrics deal with the band's disgust at the attitudes of other UK bands.[6]

Recording

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The Cribs chose Edwyn Collins to produce The New Fellas because they were fans of his old band Orange Juice and because he shared their attitude towards the music industry.[7]

Reception

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In its early reviews, the staff at AllMusic rated the album at three-and-a-half stars out of a possible five.[8] However, after a review was written by Tim Sendra in 2023, the rating was raised to four stars.

In 2007, the song "Hey Scenesters!" was named one of the "Greatest Indie Anthems Ever" by music magazine NME.

In December 2009, Q Magazine chose it as one of their "Albums of the Century" in their year end issue.

In October 2015, The New Fellas was inducted into the DIY Hall of Fame.

Reissue

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On July 29, 2022, The Cribs released reissues of their first three albums, the main reason for which was because the albums' vinyl editions had been out of print for some time.[9] After regaining the rights and master tapes for the albums through the legal battle that caused the band's inactivity several years prior, they spent 2021 sifting through their archives for bonus material to include on the reissues.[10] All three reissued albums entered the Top Ten of the midweek UK Albums Chart.[9]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Year Rank
Q Albums of the Century 2009
NME Albums of the Year 2005
NME Tracks of the Year ('Hey Scenesters!') 2005
NME Greatest Indie Anthems Ever ('Hey Scenesters!') 2007
DIY Hall of Fame 2015
inducted[14]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ryan Jarman, Gary Jarman and Ross Jarman except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Hey Scenesters!"3:11
2."I'm Alright Me"2:42
3."Martell"2:57
4."Mirror Kissers"3:38
5."We Can No Longer Cheat You"3:03
6."It Was Only Love"3:22
7."The New Fellas"3:01
8."Hello? Oh..."2:38
9."The Wrong Way To Be"3:48
10."Haunted"2:31
11."Things Aren’t Gonna Change"3:28
Definitive Edition Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."In The Room" Edwyn Collins3:01
2."Lost In The Crowd"  2:49
3."You're Gonna Lose Us" Bernard Butler2:38
4."To Jackson"  3:05
5."North Of England"  2:40
6."It Happened So Fast" The Cribs3:17
7."Happy's Just A State of Mind And A State Of Mind Is Just Electrical Impulses"  1:22
8."Saturday Night Facts Of Life"David Christian 2:04
9."I'm Still Blaming You"  3:35
10."Advice From A Roving Artist"  3:25
11."I Was Her Man But I Done Her Wrong"  2:30
12."Modern Way"
 3:41
13."I'm Alright Me" (Greenmount Demo)  2:39
14."Things Aren't Gonna Change" (Greenmount Demo)  3:49
15."Martell" (Demo)  3:06
16."We Can No Longer Cheat You" (Demo)  3:15
17."It Was Only Love" (Demo)  3:23
18."The New Fellas" (Demo)  3:05
19."Hello? Oh..." (Demo)  2:51
20."The Wrong Way To Be" (Demo)  3:53
21."Things Aren't Gonna Change" (Demo)  3:08
22."You're Gonna Lose Us" (Demo)  2:55

Charts

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2005 chart performance for The New Fellas
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15]84
UK Albums (OCC)[16]78
2022 chart performance for The New Fellas
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17]4
UK Albums (OCC)[18]20
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19]3

Certifications

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Certifications for The New Fellas
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Silver 60,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ↑ Sendra, Tim (2023). "The Cribs: The New Fellas". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Wisgard, Alex (9 June 2005). "The Cribs: The New Fellas". drownedinsound.com. Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  3. ↑ Jam, James (12 September 2005). "The Cribs : The New Fellas". NME.
  4. ↑ Crock, Jason (17 August 2005). "The Cribs : The New Fellas". Pitchfork.
  5. ↑ "The Cribs: The New Fellas : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 1 October 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Cripps, Charlotte (9 December 2005). "The Cribs: Brothers rage against the scene". Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Lindsay, Cam (1 September 2005). "The Cribs: The New Fellas". Exclaim!. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Cribs – The New Fellas". Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2026. Editor rating ★★★⯨ ☆
  9. 1 2 Trendell, Andrew (2 August 2022). "The Cribs on gatecrashing the Top 10 with their first three albums: "It's perverse!"". NME. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "The Cribs announce deluxe reissues of first three albums". DIY. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Rocklist.net...Q Magazine Lists." Rocklistmusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 February 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  12. 1 2 "NME's best albums and tracks of 2005". Nme.com. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "The Greatest Indie Anthems Ever – countdown continues". Nme.com. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  14. ↑
  15. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 26/6/2005 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  16. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 26/6/2005 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 5/8/2022 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  18. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 5/8/2022 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  19. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 5/8/2022 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  20. ↑ "British album certifications – The Cribs – The New Fellas". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Formats field. Type The New Fellas The Cribs in the "Search:" field.


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