| Ignore the Ignorant | ||||
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| Released | 7 September 2009 | |||
| Recorded | Seedy Underbelly Studio,Laurel Canyon,Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Indie rock,alternative rock | |||
| Length | 47:48 | |||
| Label |   Wichita Recordings
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| Producer | Nick Launay | |||
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Ignore the Ignorant is the fourth studio album byBritishindie rock bandThe Cribs, released viaWichita Recordings on 7 September 2009,[1] following the release of first single 'Cheat on Me' on 31 August.Warner Bros. Records released the album one day later on 8 September in North America as a digital download, then given a physical outlet later in the year on 10 November.[citation needed]
After a chance meeting withJohnny Marr inPortland, OR, the band invited the guitarist to join as a touring member in February 2008, with the prospect of recording together proposed for the future. The remainder of the year found the band writing new material inPortland, OR,Manchester andWakefield, with a short UK tour that took place at the ABC,Glasgow, theManchester Ritz for two nights, St. George's Hall,Bradford and Heaven,London used to roadtest some of the new songs before recording commenced.[2]
Sessions for the album began first with rehearsal/pre-production in January 2009 at a rented, rural barn inOregon City,OR. However, the band soon relocated to record the majority of the LP at Seedy Underbelly Studios,Laurel Canyon,Los Angeles with producerNick Launay throughout spring and summer 2009. The main body of the recording found completion in three separate weeks, with another seven-day stretch spent on overdubs and mixing. Launay oversaw the mixing process too, with assistance from Atom and engineers Nick Veitbakk and Erick Phillips. Additional mixing took place at British Grove Studios,London, with Tim Young mastering the final recordings at Metropolis.[3]
As per previous Cribs releases, Nick Scott provided the cover and inlay artwork, assisted on this occasion by Nell Frizzell amongst others. The four-piece line-up of the band includedGary on vocals and bass,Ross on drums and percussion,Ryan on vocals and guitar andJohnny on guitar and backing vocals. However, some songs featured additional instrumentation. Gary played Hammond organ on ‘We Share the Same Skies’ and 'Victim of Mass Production'. For 'Save Your Secrets', Gary played guitar and kalimba piano, with Ryan on baritone, and in turn, Gary takes on the latter instrument and mellotron for 'Stick to Yr Guns' whereas Ryan features on violin and additional mellotron.
Initially, opening track 'We Were Aborted' received a debut on theRadio 6Steve Lamacq show, becoming available for free download that day. Two singles found release to promote the album. The first single arrived on 31 August 2009 with 'Cheat on Me', while 6 November brought 'We Share the Same Skies'.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    link |
| BBC | (positive)link |
| Drowned in Sound | (5/10)link |
| The Fly | link |
| musicOMH | link |
| Q | |
| Mojo | |
| Uncut | |
| The Guardian | link |
| NME | link |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10)link |
Ignore the Ignorant has received generally favourable reviews from music critics. AtMetacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75 based on 17 reviews.[4]
Robert Earle ofStereola gave the album 9 out of 10, describingIgnore the Ignorant as "a masterpiece from start to finish."[citation needed]
In December 2009,Mojo magazine placed the album at number 11 in their 'Albums of the Year' chart,The Fly ranked it at 7 andNME ranked it at 30. InJapan,Crossbeat magazine placed it at 8 in their 'Albums of 2009' list, whilstMusic Magazine ranked it at number 1.
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| Mojo | Albums of the Year | 2009 | 11[citation needed] |
| NME | Albums of the year | 2009 | 30[5] |
| The Fly | Albums of the year | 2009 | 7[6] |
A special, deluxe box set edition of the record, nicknamedThe Roses Edition, found release in areas local to the band. Originally,The Roses Edition was only available from record stores inYorkshire,Lancashire andOregon. However, due to demand, many record stores stocked this version of the album. The box containsIgnore the Ignorant, a live CD of the band performing in February,Live at the Ritz, Manchester, a DVD documentary of the recording of the album,Secrets Saved, and asilent film titledThe Serpent and the Peach, recorded predominantly on a hand-held camera by Ryan.
All tracks are written by Gary Jarman, Ross Jarman, Ryan Jarman and Johnny Marr.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "We Were Aborted" | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Cheat On Me" | 3:24 |
| 3. | "We Share The Same Skies" | 3:15 |
| 4. | "City of Bugs" | 6:22 |
| 5. | "Hari Kari" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Last Year's Snow" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Emasculate Me" | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Ignore The Ignorant" | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Save Your Secrets" | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Nothing" | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Victim Of Mass Production" | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Stick To Yr Guns" | 5:08 |
The album reached number eight on theUK Albums Chart, the highest-charting release for the band. Released the same week as all of the deluxeBeatles re-issues,Ignore the Ignorant outsold all but two of them in the first week. The band described this in various interviews at the time as "surreal".
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart | 8 |
