Kevin Bronson on November 24th, 2009

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The Cribs’ new album “Ignore the Ignorant” is pretty irresistible front to back, with its punk-rock guitars and attitude going down easier than a fourth pint. At the U.K. quartet’s Nov. 9 show at the Roxy, there was the predictable bit of Johnny Marr gawking – the ex-Smiths guitarist joined the Jarman brothers (Ryan, Gary and Ross) for this album, and whoever orchestrated that was pretty brilliant. Marr has taken what the Cribs do to a new level without looking like the trio’s, er, fourth wheel. The new single is “We Share the Same Skies.” That night at the Roxy, the Cribs made you feel like it.

||| Live: The Cribs’ recently announced 2010 tour includes a Jan. 26 stop at the Glass House in Pomona.