Franz Ferdinand-Sänger Alex Kapranos hat sich nun erstmals geäussert wie es für ihn war, das zweite Album von The Cribs zu produzieren:"I was asked by the band to produce this record, so I stayed with them in Wakefield, going through the songs at their rawest, until we were ready to go to Vancouver where we recorded. A band like this is fun to produce because they don't rely on tedious studio tricks to sound good - it was all about songs and performance."

Auch mit dem ungewöhnlichen Gastauftritt von Sonic Youth-Man Lee Ranaldo kam Kapranos klar:"We met up with Lee Ranaldo in NYC after Christmas for the song 'Be Safe' and it was one of the most spine tingling studio moments I can remember - the band playing, Gary singing and Lee improvising, all completely live. However the highlight of the recording was back in Vancouver for Ryan's 'face melting' guitar solo which involved a litre of shit wine, a somersault and a snapped neck on his favourite guitar."

Das Album "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever" erscheint demnächst!