The New Fellas is the second album by the British indie rock band the Cribs, released in June 2005. It reached No. 20 on the UK album chart, staying on the chart for two weeks, and it placed at No. 11 in NMEs "Albums of the Year" edition, 2005.
Background Having become more of a part of the music scene following the release of their debut album The Cribs, much of The New Fellas''' lyrics deal with the band's disgust at the attitudes of other UK bands.
Recording The Cribs chose Edwyn Collins to produce The New Fellas because they were fans of his old band Orange Juice and because he shared their attitude towards the music industry.
Reception In its early reviews, the staff at AllMusic rated the album at three-and-a-half stars out of a possible five. However, after a review was written by Tim Sendra in 2023, the rating was raised to four stars.
In 2007, the song "Hey Scenesters!" was named one of the "Greatest Indie Anthems Ever" by music magazine NME.
In December 2009, Q Magazine chose it as one of their "Albums of the Century" in their year end issue.
In October 2015, The New Fellas was inducted into the DIY'' Hall of Fame.
Reissue On July 29, 2022, The Cribs released reissues of their first three albums, the main reason for which was because the albums' vinyl editions had been out of print for some time. After regaining the rights and master tapes for the albums through the legal battle that caused the band's inactivity several years prior, they spent 2021 sifting through their archives for bonus material to include on the reissues. All three reissued albums entered the Top Ten of the midweek UK Albums Chart.
Accolades Publication Accolade Year Rank Q Albums of the Century 2009 NME Albums of the Year 2005 NME Tracks of the Year ('Hey Scenesters!') 2005 NME Greatest Indie Anthems Ever ('Hey Scenesters!') 2007 DIY Hall of Fame 2015
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Charts + 2005 chart performance for The New Fellas Chart (2005) Peakposition
+ 2022 chart performance for The New Fellas Chart (2022) Peakposition
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