The Cribs announce ninth album ‘Selling A Vibe’ and share lead single

The Cribs have announced their ninth studio album album Selling A Vibe, as well as sharing lead single ‘Summer Seizures’.

The latest album from the trio of Jarman brothers will arrive on January 9, 2026, while the lead single sees them lean into familiar DIY guitar sounds.

Ryan Jarman said of the single: “Lyrically, I was in the kitchen in my apartment in NYC one morning and I could feel that summer was starting. I’d had the best summer of my life here and then, a few years ago, undoubtedly the hardest so when I could feel it coming around again it was a way of marking time and looking at where I’m at now and trying to tie it all together. It’s a song about love, tragedy and learning to live with yourself, all set during summertime in NYC.”

Of the video, he added: “We wanted it to be no gimmicks, done to a really high quality and just let the band and the song do the talking, so we spoke to our old friend Andy Knowles (who happens to be an amazing director) and decided to shoot on 16mm film and just present us as we are. In a digital age of infinite options, shooting on film meant that it had to be quick, spontaneous and most importantly, natural. Of course those guys spent ages making sure it’d look amazing before the cameras started rolling, but we got exactly what we were looking for: the band as we are now, in our natural environment on celluloid.”

The record was produced by Patrick Wimberly (MGMT, Caroline Polachek) and the brothers say it offers a celebration of family.

“On our first records, we were just writing about our individual experiences. That’s a really verdant field of inspiration, but as you go along, life points you towards bigger things to write about,” said Gary. “But this time, I realised when I was writing the lyrics that all of the songs were really rooted in the only consistent thing – and the most valuable thing – and that was our relationship as family. The thing that has seen us through to this point.”

You can check out the track-listing in full below, as well as details of a headline UK tour for March 2026.

1. ‘Dark Luck’
2. ‘Selling A Vibe’
3. ‘A Point Too Hard to Make’
4. ‘Never the Same’
5. ‘Summer Seizures’
6. ‘Looking For the Wrong Guy’
7. ‘If Our Paths Never Crossed’
8. ‘Self Respect’
9. ‘You’ll Tell Me Anything’
10. ‘Rose Mist’
11. ‘Distractions’
12. ‘Brothers Won’t Break’

UK TOUR 2026

• 18th Mar – Boiler Shop, Newcastle, UK
• 20th Mar – Foundry, Sheffield, UK
• 21st Mar – Albert Hall, Manchester, UK
• 22nd Mar – O2 Institute 1, Birmingham, UK
• 24th Mar – Rock City, Nottingham, UK
• 25th Mar – Tramshed, Cardiff, UK
• 28th Mar – Concorde 2, Brighton, UK