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We talk to the band backstage at Benicassim about playing in the Spanish heat, arranging "greatest hits" sets, some new material they've been writing and "buzzing off new songs for two weeks".
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00:02Hi, we're the Cribs and Ben and Cassine.
00:05You know, coming out all this way, you never really know what to expect, but yeah, it was a big
00:10crowd today.
00:11It was fun.
00:11It's really brilliant. I mean, I never know what stage we're supposed to be on anyway.
00:15I very rarely take notice of where we're playing or what stage or who we're playing against or anything like
00:21that.
00:22But yeah, the crowd today was amazing. It was huge and everyone was really into it.
00:27And it just felt really good. I think we just, as a band, we just really enjoyed playing, you know.
00:33It was one of those things where even though it was ridiculously hot, it was so easy on stage.
00:40And it's because of the vibe that you're getting back from the people who were there.
00:43It felt like everyone was there to have a good time. And yeah, it's so nice to see, from a
00:48vanity point of view,
00:49it's so nice to see so many people show up. That's always nice.
00:53Compared to the other ones, I mean, it was fun because, you know, obviously it's a really scenic place.
00:59And it's really nice weather and there's a really relaxed vibe here. So, you know.
01:04And as I was saying, I think that puts everybody in a good mood and the audience were really great.
01:07I guess you kind of get used to playing big, muddy car parks as well, you know, in the rain.
01:15Like, doing UK festivals. And for all I love doing that, because I do, it is nice to come and
01:21play somewhere.
01:25So pretty. You know what I mean?
01:27It's like Oxygen. We did that, like, probably about a week ago or something like that.
01:31And that was just, like, miles apart weather-wise from here.
01:34It was like January. It was like a wet January weekend, you know what I mean?
01:37And, like, now here we are. And it's, yeah, it's like a perfect summer.
01:43It makes a change not waking up with mud in your bunk every day.
01:46We do kind of put together more of a greatest hits kind of set at festivals, I think.
01:50But that's kind of natural. But we also try and throw in, like, a few...
01:54Like, today we threw in, like, a new song that we were just working on, you know.
01:58It's something that's not even particularly finished. It's something we're working on.
02:01It's like, yeah, let's just throw it in just because it keeps us interested, you know.
02:06And it's really difficult, like, I think that when you've been on the tour for a long time
02:10and when you've been doing the festival season, you really have to figure out a way of making sure that
02:14every gig is different
02:16and every gig, you know, has something that keeps you on your tours and keeps you excited.
02:21Otherwise, I don't ever want to phone a gig in. I don't want to do a gig and think, God,
02:25I phoned that in, you know.
02:26And it was just a standard set, you know. So we always try and change it around or switch it
02:33up somehow.
02:33But we definitely don't fall into those pitfalls of being, like, getting everyone to put the...
02:36You know, getting everyone to, like, oh, we do get people to sing along and lie in.
02:43But we have been doing some writing in downtime. We've definitely, like, written a bunch of stuff.
02:47But in what capacity it's going to be used, I can't really say.
02:52But we never, ever look backwards, you know. We never rest on those laurels.
02:57We always... As soon as we finish recording a record, I'm always thinking about the next one.
03:02Always... Because the only reason I write songs is because I...
03:07If I write a song, I buzz off it for, like, two weeks, you know.
03:10So I never stop doing that because I just want that feeling over and over again, you know.
03:15We don't... We never... That stops you getting lazy. If you actually care about what you're doing, it stops you
03:20getting lazy.
03:21I say.
03:21It's not the same that people are going to say.
03:21I don't know.
03:22You know, I say...
03:22You know, I say.
03:22Yeah.
03:23You know, I say.
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