Payola: 2002 - 2012 is a greatest hits compilation album by UK indie rock band, The Cribs. The album was scheduled for release on 25 February 2013, however; due to manufacturing complications, the release date was pushed back a further two weeks to 11 March 2013. The album features the previously unreleased single "Leather Jacket Love Song" - the last song recorded with erstwhile guitarist Johnny Marr.NME The Cribs to release singles collection, ‘Payola’
Formats The album was released as a standard edition 22-track CD and download, plus a 22-track double LP. A special 40 track 'Anthology Edition' CD was also released which included a bonus 18-track disc of b-sides.
Track listing
Bonus Disc Glandular Fever Go the Best of Me On a Hotel Wall Saturday Night Facts of Life Kind Words from The Broken Hearted It Happened So Fast Eat Me Fairer Sex Advice from a Roving Artist You're Gonna Lose Us Get Yr Hands Out of My Grave My Adolescent Dreams Bastards of Young To Jackson Better Than Me So Hot Now Is Anybody There? Don't You Wanna Be Relevant? Don't Believe in Me
Critical reception Payola was well received by critics. DIY magazine called it a "staggeringly good collection of songs" and ruminated that the album "offers a compelling argument of the threesome as the most important and greatest UK band of the past 10 years" in a 9/10 review. In their 8/10 review, Virgin notes that "This release shows what a huge footprint The Cribs have made on the modern music scene." Q magazine referred to the album as "A reminder of their heartfelt commitment to a struggling underground ideal" in a 4 star review, whilst The Quietus called The Cribs "A national treasure". In a more mixed 6/10 review, Uncut magazine praised the band's ability to write a single, but refers to the b-side disc as "best left to the completists".
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