Like this remix of The Cribs – I’m a Realist in which Jimmy of The Postal Service replaced the guitars of the original and replaced them with organ chords and add his special mix of rhythm elements to round everything out.
bio from Last.Fm:
The Cribs are an English 3-piece indie band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, consisting of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman.
The band has gone on to release 3 albums – self titled debut The Cribs in 2004 and the follow up album The New Fellas in 2005. Their singles have included “You Were Always The One” (#66 on the UK Singles Chart), “What About Me” (#75), “Another Number”, “Hey Scenesters!” (#27), and “Mirror Kissers” (#27). “Martell”, the third single from The New Fellas, was released on August 22nd 2005, reaching #39. The band recorded their third album, “Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever‘”at The Warehouse in Vancouver, BC, Canada with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand as producer. The album was released on May 21st, preceded by a single, “Men’s Needs”, on May 7th, which reached #17. “Moving Pictures”, the second single from their third album was released on July 30th, charting at #38 on the UK Singles Chart. The third single, a Double A-side featuring “Our Bovine Public” and a new song, “Don’t You Wanna Be Relevant?”, was released on October 22nd and “im a realist” was released on 25th February.
The band are good friends with Leeds indie band the Kaiser Chiefs, and they have regularly toured together and covered each other’s songs. Kaiser Chiefs lead singer Ricky Wilson even invited Ryan as a panellist when he guest-hosted Never Mind the Buzzcocks. The Cribs joined the Kaiser Chiefs and Maxïmo Park for the 05 Rock ‘n’ Roll Riot Tour tour in October 2005. At the 2006 Reading Festival Ryan joined the Kaiser Chiefs onstage when they performed “Modern Way”
The Cribs – I’m A Realist (Postal Service Remix)
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