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{{Infobox album
| name       = Ignore the Ignorant
| type       = [[Album]]
| artist     = [[The Cribs]]
| cover      = Ignore the Ignorant.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 7 September 2009
| recorded   = Seedy Underbelly Studio, [[Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles|Laurel Canyon]], [[Los Angeles]]
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Indie rock]], [[alternative rock]]
| length     = 47:48
| label      = {{flagicon|UK}}{{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} [[Wichita Recordings]]<br />
{{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Warner Bros. Records]]<br />
{{flagicon|Australia}}{{flagicon|New Zealand}} Shock<br />
{{flagicon|Europe}} Cooperative Music<br />
{{flagicon|Japan}} Hostess
| producer   = [[Nick Launay]]
| prev_title = [[Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever]]
| prev_year  = 2007
| next_title = [[In the Belly of the Brazen Bull]]
| next_year  = 2012
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Ignore the Ignorant
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[Cheat on Me (The Cribs song)|Cheat on Me]]
| single1date = 31 August 2009
| single2     = [[We Share the Same Skies]]
| single2date = 6 November 2009
}}
}}
'''''Ignore the Ignorant''''' is the fourth studio album by [[Great Britain|British]] [[indie rock]] band [[The Cribs]], released via [[Wichita Recordings]] on 7 September 2009,<ref>{{cite web|title=New Release: The Cribs: Ignore the Ignorant|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/35887-new-release-the-cribs-ignore-the-ignorant/|work=Pitchfork|date=27 July 2009 |access-date=7 February 2012}}</ref> following the release of first single '[[Cheat on Me (The Cribs song)|Cheat on Me]]' on 31 August. [[Warner Bros. Records]] released the album one day later on 8 September in North America as a digital download, then given a physical outlet later in the year on 10 November.{{cn|date=December 2021}}
==Background==
After a chance meeting with [[Johnny Marr]] in [[Portland, OR]], the band invited the guitarist to join as a touring member in February 2008, with the prospect of recording together proposed for the future. The remainder of year found the band writing new material in [[Portland, OR]], [[Manchester]] and [[Wakefield]], with a short UK tour that took place at the ABC, [[Glasgow]], the [[Manchester Ritz]] for two nights, St. George's Hall, [[Bradford]] and Heaven, [[London]] used to roadtest some of the new songs before recording commenced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/02721-johnny-marr-the-jarman-brothers-interview-the-cribs-the-smiths-and-the-trouble-with-indie |title=Johnny Marr and the Jarmans: The Cribs, the Smiths and the Trouble with Indie |access-date=2012-09-01}}</ref>
==Recording==
Sessions for the album began first with rehearsal/pre-production in January 2009 at a rented, rural barn in [[Oregon City]], [[Oregon|OR]]. However, the band soon relocated to record the majority of the LP at Seedy Underbelly Studios, [[Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles|Laurel Canyon]], [[Los Angeles]] with producer [[Nick Launay]] throughout spring and summer 2009. The main body of the recording found completion in three separate weeks, with another seven-day stretch spent on overdubs and mixing. Launay oversaw the mixing process too, with assistance from Atom and engineers Nick Veitbakk and Erick Phillips. Additional mixing took place at British Grove Studios, [[London]], with Tim Young mastering the final recordings at Metropolis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-cribs/45375 |title=Cribs Announce New LP Title and Tracklisting |website=[[NME]] |access-date=2012-09-01}}</ref>
==Composition==
As per previous Cribs releases, Nick Scott provided the cover and inlay artwork, assisted on this occasion by Nell Frizzell amongst others. The four-piece line-up of the band included [[Gary Jarman|Gary]] on vocals and bass, [[Ross Jarman|Ross]] on drums and percussion, [[Ryan Jarman|Ryan]] on vocals and guitar and [[Johnny Marr|Johnny]] on guitar and backing vocals. However, some songs featured additional instrumentation. Gary played Hammond organ on ‘[[We Share the Same Skies]]’ and 'Victim of Mass Production'. For 'Save Your Secrets', Gary played guitar and kalimba piano, with Ryan on baritone, and in turn, Gary takes on the latter instrument and mellotron for 'Stick to Yr Guns' whereas Ryan features on violin and additional mellotron.
==Singles==
Initially, opening track 'We Were Aborted' received a debut on the [[BBC Radio 6|Radio 6]] [[Steve Lamacq]] show, becoming available for free download that day. Two singles found release to promote the album. The first single arrived on 31 August 2009 with '[[Cheat on Me (The Cribs song)|Cheat on Me]]', while 6 November brought '[[We Share the Same Skies]]'.
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| MC = 75/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/ignore-the-ignorant/the-cribs |title=Ignore the Ignorant Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=2013-09-02}}</ref>
| rev1      = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [https://www.allmusic.com/album/ignore-the-ignorant-mw0001788415 link]
|rev2=[[BBC]]|rev2Score= (positive) [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/54cz link]
|rev3=''[[Drowned in Sound]]''|rev3Score= (5/10) [http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14628/reviews/4137782 link]
|rev4=''[[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]]''|rev4Score= {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/reviews/album-reviews/5795/the-cribs link]
|rev5=[[musicOMH]]|rev5Score= {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/cribs-3_0909.htm link]
|rev6=''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''|rev6Score= {{Rating|4|5}}
|rev7=''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''|rev7Score= {{Rating|4|5}}
|rev8=''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''|rev8Score= {{Rating|4|5}}
|rev9=''[[The Guardian]]'' |rev9Score={{Rating|4|5}} [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/sep/04/the-cribs-cd-review link]
|rev10=''[[NME]]''|rev10Score= {{Rating|8|10}} [https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-cribs/10795 link]
|rev11=''[[Pitchfork Media]]''|rev11Score= (7.0/10) [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13709-ignore-the-ignorant/ link]
}}
''Ignore the Ignorant'' has received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75 based on 17 reviews.<ref name="metacritic"/>
Robert Earle of ''Stereola'' gave the album 9 out of 10, describing ''Ignore the Ignorant'' as "a masterpiece from start to finish."{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
In December 2009, ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' magazine placed the album at number 11 in their 'Albums of the Year' chart, ''[[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]]'' ranked it at 7 and ''[[NME]]'' ranked it at 30. In [[Japan]], ''Crossbeat'' magazine placed it at 8 in their 'Albums of 2009' list, whilst ''Music Magazine'' ranked it at number 1.
==Accolades==
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Publication
! Accolade
! Year
! Rank
|-
| ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| Albums of the Year
| 2009
| {{center|11{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}}}
|-
| ''[[NME]]''
| Albums of the year
| 2009
| {{center|30<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/features/2009-2-1045337|title=NME's best albums and tracks of 2009|website=Nme.com|date=10 October 2016|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
| ''[[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]]''
| Albums of the year
| 2009
| {{center|7<ref>''The Fly'' magazine UK, Channelfly, December 2009 edition</ref>}}
|}
==''The Roses Edition''==
A special, deluxe box set edition of the record, nicknamed ''The Roses Edition'', found release in areas local to the band. Originally, ''The Roses Edition'' was only available from record stores in [[Yorkshire]], [[Lancashire]] and [[Oregon]]. However, due to demand, many record stores stocked this version of the album. The box contains ''Ignore the Ignorant'', a live CD of the band performing in February, ''Live at the Ritz, Manchester'', a DVD documentary of the recording of the album, ''Secrets Saved'', and a [[silent film]] titled ''The Serpent and the Peach'', recorded predominantly on a hand-held camera by Ryan.
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline =
| all_writing = Gary Jarman, Ross Jarman, Ryan Jarman and Johnny Marr
| title1 = We Were Aborted
| length1 = 3:09
| title2 = [[Cheat on Me (The Cribs song)|Cheat On Me]]
| length2 = 3:24
| title3 = [[We Share the Same Skies|We Share The Same Skies]]
| length3 = 3:15
| title4 = City of Bugs
| length4 = 6:22
| title5 = Hari Kari
| length5 = 3:44
| title6 = Last Year's Snow
| length6 = 3:35
| title7 = Emasculate Me
| length7 = 3:35
| title8 = Ignore The Ignorant
| length8 = 3:18
| title9 = Save Your Secrets
| length9 = 4:29
| title10 = Nothing
| length10 = 3:41
| title11 = Victim Of Mass Production
| length11 = 4:08
| title12 = Stick To Yr Guns
| length12 = 5:08
}}
{{tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline = [[iTunes]] bonus track
| all_writing =
| title13 = Is Anybody There?
| length13 = 3:08
}}
==Charts==
The album reached number eight on the [[UK Albums Chart]], the highest-charting release for the band. Released the same week as all of the deluxe [[The Beatles|Beatles]] re-issues, ''Ignore the Ignorant'' outsold all but two of them in the first week. The band described this in various interviews at the time as "surreal".
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Charts (2009)
!align="left"|Peak<br />position
|-
|[[UK Albums Chart]]
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|}
==References==
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