This band of brothers from northern England tapped Alex Kapranos to produce 2007's pub-punk thriller Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever. Here the Cribs live out an even more awesome Brit-band dream and hire Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. The boys sound pumped they've written a couple of top-shelf Smith rip-offs so Marr can display his classic jangle. They've also expanded their Strokes-Libertines sound to include thornier alt-rock moods, somewhere between New Order and Nirvana, and perfect for singer Gary Jarman's come-ons. Ignore lacks the attack of Men's Needs, but the Cribs are following a forked path to a great catharsis anyway.