Payola, 2002 - 2012 is a 2013 compilation album by The Cribs, released on 12 March 2013. It features the previously unreleased "Leather Jacket Love Song" - the last song recorded with erstwhile guitarist Johnny Marr.[6]

Payola, 2002 - 2012
Compilation album by The Cribs
Released	12 March 2013
Recorded	Tarbox Road, New York City Electrical Audio, Chicago
Genre	Indie rock, punk rock, alternative rock
Label	Wichita Recordings
Producer	The Cribs, Ed Deegan, Edwyn Collins, Bernard Butler, Alex Kapranos, Nick Launay, Dave Fridmann, Steve Albini, Lee Smith, Jamie Lockhart, Will Jackson
The Cribs chronology
In the Belly of the Brazen Bull (2012) Payola, 2002 - 2012 (2013) For All My Sisters (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
DIY	[1]
Mojo	[2]
Q
The Quietus	[3]
Clash	[4]
Uncut[5]

Formats

The album was released as a standard edition 22-track CD and download, plus a 22 track double LP. A special 40 track 'Anthology Edition' CD was also released, with a bonus 18-track disc of b-sides.

Track listing

1. Another Number
2. Come on, be a No-One
3. I'm a Realist
4. Hey Scenesters!
5. We Share the Same Skies
6. You Were Always the One
7. Anna
8. Cheat on Me
9. Back to the Bolthole
10. We Were Aborted
11. Our Bovine Public
12. I've Tried Everything
13. Direction
14. Glitters Like Gold
15. Be Safe
16. Mirror Kissers
17. Men's Needs
18. We Can No Longer Cheat
19. Chi-Town
20. The Wrong Way to Be
21. City of Bugs
22. Leather Jacket Love Song

Bonus Disc

1. Glandular Fever Go the Best of Me
2. On a Hotel Wall
3. Saturday Night Facts of Life
4. Kind Words from The Broken Hearted
5. It Happened So Fast
6. Eat Me
7. Fairer Sex
8. Advice from a Roving Artist
9. You're Gonna Lose Us
10. Get Yr Hands Out of My Grave
11. My Adolescent Dreams
12. Bastards of Young
13. To Jackson
14. Better Than Me
15. So Hot Now
16. Is Anybody There?
17. Don't You Wanna Be Relevant?
18. Don't Believe in Me

Critical reception

Payola was well received by critics. DIY magazine called it a "staggeringly good collection of songs" and ruminated that the album "offers a compelling argument of the threesome as the most important and greatest UK band of the past 10 years" in a 9/10 review. In their 8/10 review, Virgin notes that "This release shows what a huge footprint The Cribs have made on the modern music scene." Q magazine referred to the album as "A reminder of their heartfelt commitment to a struggling underground ideal" in a 4 star review, whilst The Quietus called The Cribs "A national treasure". In a more mixed 6/10 review, Uncut magazine praised the band's ability to write a single, but refers to the b-side disc as "best left to the completists".

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