Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever

Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
Studio album by The Cribs
Released	21 May 2007
Recorded	Autumn 2006 – Spring 2007
Studio	The Warehouse Studio; (Vancouver, British Columbia); Avatar Studios; (New York, New York);
Genre	Indie rock; post-punk revival;
Length	42:23
Label	Wichita; Warner Bros.;
Producer	Alex Kapranos
The Cribs chronology
Singles from Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
	"Men's Needs"; Released: 14 May 2007; "Moving Pictures"; Released: 30 July 2007; "Don't You Wanna Be Relevant? / Our Bovine Public"; Released: 15 October 2007; "I'm a Realist"; Released: 25 February 2008;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Drowned In Sound	^[2]
NME	^[3]
Okayplayer	^[4]
Pitchfork	(6.7/10)^[5]
Playlouder	link
Robert Christgau	^[6]
Rolling Stone	link

Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever is the third studio album by English indie rock band The Cribs. It was released on 21 May 2007 through Wichita Recordings in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the U.S. Critically acclaimed, the album propelled the band into a greater audience, reaching number thirteen on the UK Album Charts, number nine on the annual 'Albums of the Year' by influential UK music magazine NME and various other end-of-year lists. The album's lead single, "Men's Needs", also reached number three in the same NME chart.

Background and recording[]

At the conclusion of The New Fellas campaign, the Cribs signed a major label deal with Warner Bros. Records in North America, retaining Wichita Recordings in the UK and Ireland. Recording for the album began in autumn 2006 with Franz Ferdinand lead vocalist Alex Kapranos as producer at the Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia. With the majority of the album recorded, the band undertook a run of small club dates to preview the new songs, captured on the accompanying Leave too Neat documentary. Further sessions took place at Avatar, New York City in spring 2007, producing "Be Safe", a collaboration with Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, and "Shoot the Poets", which closes the record. David Corcos engineered the sessions, whereas Andy Wallace mixed the record, with all the songs receiving mastering treatment at Alchemy, London, from John Davis.^[7]

Composition[]

Rob Crane designed the cover and inlay artwork with the photograph originally being taken by Bert Hardy, with Bob Taylor photographing the Belle Vue stadium shot and Janette Beckman taking the couch shot. Gary plays bass and provides vocals, Ross sticks to drums and Ryan takes guitar and vocal duties. Lee Ranaldo takes on lead vocals for "Be Safe".

Singles[]

The album produced four singles: "Men's Needs" preceded on 14 May 2007, with "Moving Pictures" following on 30 July. The double a-side "Don't You Wanna Be Relevant?"/"Our Bovine Public" introduced a new song recorded shortly after the album sessions finished on 15 October, and "I'm a Realist" closed the run on 25 February 2008.

Accolades[]

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank
NME	Albums of the Year	2007	9^[8]
NME	Tracks of the year ('Men's Needs')	2007	3^[9]
Rolling Stone	Tracks of the year ('Men's Needs')	2007	57^[10]
NME Awards 2007	Album of the year	2007	nominated^[11]
NME Awards 2007	Single of the year ('Men's Needs')	2007	nominated^[12]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Gary Jarman, Ross Jarman and Ryan Jarman, except 'Be Safe', written by Jarman, Jarman, Jarman and Lee Ranaldo.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Our Bovine Public"	2:17
2.	"Girls Like Mystery"	2:51
3.	"Men's Needs"	3:16
4.	"Moving Pictures"	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"	5:55
11.	"Ancient History"	4:49
12.	"Shoot the Poets"	3:27

Charts[]

Chart (2012)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[13]	13

References[]

^ Phares, Heather. "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
^ Denney, Alex. "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007.
^ Jonze, Tim (23 May 2007). "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". NME.
^ Roussell, Adam. "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008.
^ Berman, Stuart (19 July 2007). "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007.
^ Christgau, Robert. "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". robertchristgau.com. Robert Christgau.
^ "The Cribs Find a Home with Alex Kapranos". Retrieved 15 October 2012.
^ https://www.nme.com/bestalbumsandtracksoftheyear/2007-2-1045343}}
^ https://www.nme.com/bestalbumsandtracksoftheyear/2007-2-1045343
^ https://www.stereogum.com/7487/rolling_stones_top_single_of_the_year_is_not_umbre/franchises/list/}}
^ https://www.nme.com/news/music/nme-awards-174-1345308}}
^ https://www.nme.com/news/music/nme-awards-174-1345308}}
^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums

External links[]

Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Phares, Heather. "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". allmusic.com. Allmusic.

[2] Denney, Alex. "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007.

[3] Jonze, Tim (23 May 2007). "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". NME.

[4] Roussell, Adam. "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008.

[5] Berman, Stuart (19 July 2007). "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007.

[Christgau-6] Christgau, Robert. "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". robertchristgau.com. Robert Christgau.

[7] "The Cribs Find a Home with Alex Kapranos". Retrieved 15 October 2012.

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Studio albums	The Cribs The New Fellas Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever Ignore the Ignorant In the Belly of the Brazen Bull For All My Sisters 24-7 Rock Star Shit Night Network
Singles	"Hey Scenesters!" "You're Gonna Lose Us" "Men's Needs" "Moving Pictures" "Don't You Wanna Be Relevant? / Our Bovine Public" "I'm a Realist" "Cheat on Me" "We Share the Same Skies" "So Hot Now / Separate" "Housewife" "Chi-Town" "Come on, be a No-One" "Glitters Like Gold" "Anna"