NAME: The CribsPROGRESS REPORT: Wrapping up recording on their fourth album, Ignore The Ignorant, with new band member Johnny Marr. Recorded at producer Nick Launay's home studio in Los Angeles.Gary, Ryan, and Ross Jarman have worked with indie rock's elder statesmen before: Scottish legend Edwyn Collins produced the Cribs' second LP, and Sonic Youth's Lee Renaldo performed a spoken-word track on their last record, 2007's Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever. They've also worked with Suede's Bernard Butler and Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos. But those collaborations have nothing on working with their newest member, Smiths/Modest Mouse guitarist Johnny Marr. Adding in anyone with his own sound and reputation should have been tricky -- the Cribs' lineup has always been twins Gary and Ryan, along with younger brother Ross -- but Ryan says the transition into a four piece was very easy. "It all comes together really organically. We just jam and treat him the same way we treat each other," he says of their songwriting sessions. "None of us felt weird about telling each other what we did and didn't like."Continue reading Progress Report: The Cribs...