Payola (The Cribs album)

Payola, 2002 - 2012 is a 2013 compilation album by The Cribs, released on 12 March 2013. It features the previously unreleased "Leather Jacket Love Song" - the last song recorded with erstwhile guitarist Johnny Marr.

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, with a bonus 18-track disc of b-sides.

Track listing

 * 1) Another Number
 * 2) Come on, be a No-One
 * 3) I'm a Realist
 * 4) Hey Scenesters!
 * 5) We Share the Same Skies
 * 6) You Were Always the One
 * 7) Anna
 * 8) Cheat on Me
 * 9) Back to the Bolthole
 * 10) We Were Aborted
 * 11) Our Bovine Public
 * 12) I've Tried Everything
 * 13) Direction
 * 14) Glitters Like Gold
 * 15) Be Safe
 * 16) Mirror Kissers
 * 17) Men's Needs
 * 18) We Can No Longer Cheat
 * 19) Chi-Town
 * 20) The Wrong Way to Be
 * 21) City of Bugs
 * 22) Leather Jacket Love Song

Bonus Disc


 * 1) Glandular Fever Go the Best of Me
 * 2) On a Hotel Wall
 * 3) Saturday Night Facts of Life
 * 4) Kind Words from The Broken Hearted
 * 5) It Happened So Fast
 * 6) Eat Me
 * 7) Fairer Sex
 * 8) Advice from a Roving Artist
 * 9) You're Gonna Lose Us
 * 10) Get Yr Hands Out of My Grave
 * 11) My Adolescent Dreams
 * 12) Bastards of Young
 * 13) To Jackson
 * 14) Better Than Me
 * 15) So Hot Now
 * 16) Is Anybody There?
 * 17) Don't You Wanna Be Relevant?
 * 18) 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".