The Cribs are back. After five years away, the Jarman brothers have announced their new album, Selling A Vibe, dropping on 9th January 2026.
They’ve shared the lead single, ‘Summer Seizures’, to kick things off. But this isn’t just another album cycle. This is the sound of a band pulling itself back from the brink.
The brothers felt they were stuck. Trapped on the release-tour treadmill and living across three timezones, they’d become what they call “a band that happened to be brothers.” So they stopped. They spent a summer together with no music, just to reconnect as family.
That reset is baked into the new record. First single ‘Summer Seizures’ was the first song they wrote in the sessions. Guitarist Ryan Jarman calls it, “a song about love, tragedy and learning to live with yourself, all set during summertime in NYC.”
To break the mould, they ditched their usual rock producers. Instead, they tapped up Patrick Wimberly, the former Chairlift member known for his work with Solange and MGMT. The goal was to stop trying to recapture lightning in a bottle and instead “break the bottle entirely.”
The result is a record focused on melody and connection. “We don’t want this to be seen as an ‘indie rock’ record or a ‘punk’ record,” says bassist Gary Jarman. “Our only hope is that people enjoy and connect with the songs.”
Alongside the album, The Cribs have announced a full UK headline tour for Spring 2026.
