Crywank

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Crywank
OriginManchester, UK
Genres
Years active2009–present
Websitehttp://crywank.bandcamp.com
MembersJay Clayton, Daniel Watson
Past membersTom Connolly

Crywank is a British anti-folk band based out of Manchester, England. The band is a duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist and founder Jay Clayton, and drummer Dan Watson, who joined in 2012. Allmusic describes their body of work as containing "sadness, paranoia, misery, and dry humor", comparing them to AJJ or 'a sarcastic Bright Eyes'.[1] The group have independently released eight full length albums. They have previously toured the UK, Ireland, Mainland Europe, Russia, South East Asia, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Canada.[2][3]

History[]

After early demos were distributed online, Crywank's debut album James Is Going to Die Soon was released in September 2010. Second album Narcissist on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown followed in April 2012.[1]

Clayton enlisted drummer Dan Watson to turn Crywank into a band for their third full length, Tomorrow Is Nearly Yesterday and Everyday Is Stupid which was released initially in 2013 and issued on vinyl by Chicago label Mutant League Records in 2015.[1][4]

Crywank released the tongue-in-cheek Shameless Valentines Money Grab EP in time for the holiday in 2014. A few weeks later, Clayton also released a Simpsons-inspired EP, Following the Lizard Queen, from the perspective of Langdon Alger, a minor character from the show.[1][5]

Bassist Tom Connolly joined the band in 2015 until 2016 for their European tour with Jordaan Mason and The band's fourth LP entitled Don't Piss on Me, I'm Already Dead which was released in 2016.[1] According to Crywank the title was inspired by a Simpsons quote.[6]

In 2017 Crywank worked with Vancouver record label File Under:Music and their One Song at a Time series to produce a music video for their song Part 2.[7]

The band's fifth LP Egg on face. Foot in mouth. Wriggling Wriggling Wriggling. was released in December 2017.[8]

The sixth LP entitled Wearing Beige On A Grey Day was released in March 2019.[9]

In April 2019 Crywank was one of the headliners at that year’s Manchester Punk Festival.[10]

Crywank announced in 2019 that they were intending to break up after a world tour in the summer of 2020.[11] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was cut short before they could tour round the USA (which they would co-headline with the band Chastity) .

On May 1st 2020, Crywank released their seventh album entitled Fist Me 'Til Your Hand Comes Out My Mouth.[12] It is the only one of their albums to include drummer Dan Watson on lead vocals for various tracks on the album, and the band describes it as "probably [their] weirdest [album]". The album contains themes of "the importance of self-reflection and also of silliness", "how the band has affected [their] friendship / how [their] friendship has affected the band", and reflection upon the impact of their work.[13]

On August 28th 2021, despite previously announcing that Fist Me 'Til Your Hand Comes Out My Mouth would be their final album, Crywank announced their eighth studio album Just Popping In to Say Hi would be released on September 13th of that same year, after Clayton was involved in a housefire earlier that month.[14][15]

Band members[]

Current members

  • Jay Clayton – vocals, guitar, dulcimer, piano (2009–present)
  • Daniel Watson – drums, percussion, electronics, vocals (2013–present)

Past members

  • Tom Connolly – bass, guitar, backing vocals (2015-2016)

Discography[]

Albums[]

  • James is Going to Die Soon – Self release, MP3 (2010) and , Cassette, CD, MP3 (2018)
  • Narcissist on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown – Self release, MP3 (2012) and , Cassette, CD, MP3 (2018)
  • Tomorrow is Nearly Yesterday and Everyday is Stupid – Self release, MP3 (2013) and Mutant League Records, 12" LP, CD, Cassette, MP3 (2015)
  • Don't Piss on Me, I'm Already Dead – Self release, MP3, CD (2016)
  • Egg on Face. Foot in Mouth. Wriggling Wriggling Wriggling. – Self release, MP3 (2017) and , Cassette, MP3 (2018)
  • Wearing Beige on a Grey Day – Self release, MP3, Cassette (2019)
  • Fist Me 'Til Your Hand Comes Out My Mouth – Self release, MP3, 12" 2xLP (2020)
  • Just Popping In to Say Hi – Self release, MP3 (2021)

Extended plays[]

  • On The Road to a Very Bad Place – Self release, MP3 (2010)[16]
  • United By Hate (Split with The Anarchist Pizza Society) – Self release, MP3 (2012)[17]
  • Shameless Valentines Money Grab – Self release, MP3 (2014)
  • Shameless Money Grab – Self release, MP3 (2018)
  • I'll Have Some In A Bit – Self release, MP3 (2019)

Compilations[]

  • Embarrassing Early Recordings – Self release, MP3 (2014)
  • The First Two – Folk Punk Archive, MP3, CD (2020)

Demos[]

  • Demo 2010 – Self release, MP3 (2010)[18]
  • James is Going To Die Soon Demos – Self release, MP3 (2010)[19]
  • Tour Demos 2013 – Self release, MP3 (2013)[20]

Live albums[]

  • Live at JT SOAR - Self release, MP3, 2020

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Yeung, Neil Z. "Allmusic Biography". Allmusic.
  2. ^ "Crywank Gigography". Songkick . Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. ^ Gabryel, Sebastian (1 May 2019). "Poznań: Crywank pod Minogą. Anty-folk prosto z Manchesteru". Głos Wielkopolski. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ^ Kamínski, Karol. "Emo band CRYWANK signs with Mutant League label". Idioteq. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. ^ Blevins, Joe (21 October 2015). "An incredibly obscure Simpsons character just got a moody musical tribute EP". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  6. ^ Sharma-Joseph, Di’mond (26 July 2016). "Crywank 'Don't piss on me I'm Already Dead' Interview". GIGsoup. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Crywank's Video for "Part 2" is a Rendition of Loneliness and Liberation". Noisey. Vice Media. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Crywank share new album, 'Egg On Face. Foot in Mouth. Wriggling Wriggling Wriggling.'". www.punktastic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Grab The Tissues. It's Crywank". www.punktastic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Announcement #2: Smoke or Fire, Subhumans, the Creepshow and More!". Manchester Punk Festival. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Crywank Announce Break-up Ahead Of Aussie Tour This Month". Oztix. Retrieved 12 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Fist Me 'til Your Hand comes Out My Mouth, by Crywank". Crywank. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Crywank on Instagram: "Our new album 'Fist Me 'til Your Hand Comes Out My Mouth' is now available on bandcamp and iTunes It'll be on streaming platforms soon…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  14. ^ @CrywankBand (28 August 2021). "12 tracks doneCrywank - Just Popping In To Say HiOut next week" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ https://crywank.bandcamp.com/album/just-popping-in-to-say-hi
  16. ^ "On The Road To A Very Bad Place". MediaFire. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  17. ^ "United by Hate". MediaFire. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  18. ^ "(2010) Demo 2010 [Demo]". MediaFire. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  19. ^ "_James Is Going To Die Soon_ Demos". MediaFire. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  20. ^ "Crywank - Tour Demos 2013". MediaFire. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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