Crywank

Crywank are a British anti-folk band based out of Manchester, England. The band is a duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist and founder Jay Clayton, and drummer Dan Watson, who joined in 2012. Allmusic describes their body of work as containing "sadness, paranoia, misery, and dry humor", comparing them to AJJ or 'a sarcastic Bright Eyes'.[1] The group have independently released six full length albums. They have previously toured the UK, Ireland, parts of mainland Europe, Australia, and Canada.[2][3]

Crywank
OriginManchester, UK
Genres
Years active2009–2020
Websitehttp://crywank.bandcamp.com
MembersJay Clayton
Daniel Watson
Past membersTom Connolly

History

After early demos were distributed online, Crywank's debut album James Is Going to Die Soon was released in September 2010. Second album Narcissist on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown followed in April 2012.[1]

Clayton enlisted drummer Dan Watson and bassist Tom Connolly to round out a full band for their third full length, Tomorrow Is Nearly Yesterday and Everyday Is Stupid which was released initially in 2013 and issued on vinyl by Chicago label Mutant League Records in 2015.[1][4]

Crywank released the tongue-in-cheek Shameless Valentines Money Grab EP in time for the holiday in 2014. A few weeks later, Clayton also released a Simpsons-inspired EP, Following the Lizard Queen, from the perspective of Langdon Alger, a minor character from the show.[1][5]

The band's fourth LP entitled Don't Piss on Me, I'm Already Dead was released in 2016.[1] According to Crywank the title was inspired by a Simpsons quote.[6]

In 2017 Crywank worked with Vancouver record label File Under:Music and their One Song at a Time series to produce a music video for their song Part 2.[7]

The band's fifth LP Egg on face. Foot in mouth. Wriggling Wriggling Wriggling. was released in December 2017.[8]

The sixth LP entitled Wearing Beige On A Grey Day was released in March 2019.[9]

In April 2019 Crywank was one of the headliners at that year’s Manchester Punk Festival.[10]

Crywank announced in 2019 that they were intending to break up after a world tour in the summer of 2020.[11] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was cut short before they could tour round the USA (which they would co-headline with the band Chastity) .

On May 1st 2020, Crywank released their seventh and final LP entitled Fist Me 'Til Your Hand Comes Out My Mouth.[12] It is the only one of their albums to include drummer Dan Watson on lead vocals for various tracks on the album, and the band describes it as "probably [their] weirdest [album]". The album contains themes of "the importance of self-reflection and also of silliness", "how the band has affected [their] friendship / how [their] friendship has affected the band", and reflection upon the impact of their work.[13]

As of now, Crywank is currently on hiatus until they can continue the world tour which, upon ending, so too will the band. [14]

Discography

Albums
  • James Is Going To Die Soon – Self release, MP3 (2010) and Mount Seldom Records, Cassette, MP3 (2018)
  • Narcissist On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown – Self release, MP3 (2012) and Mount Seldom Records, Cassette, MP3 (2018)
  • Tomorrow Is Nearly Yesterday And Everyday Is Stupid – Self release, MP3 (2013) and Mutant League Records, 12" LP, CD, MP3 (2015)
  • Don't Piss On Me, I'm Already Dead – Self release, MP3, CD (2016)
  • Egg on face. Foot in mouth. Wriggling Wriggling Wriggling. – Self release, MP3 (2017) and Mount Seldom Records, Cassette, MP3 (2018)
  • Wearing Beige On A Grey Day – Self release, MP3, Cassette (2019)
  • Fist Me 'Til Your Hand Comes Out My Mouth – Self release, MP3 (2020)

Extended Plays
  • On The Road to a Very Bad Place – Self release, MP3 (2010)[15]
  • United By Hate (Split with The Anarchist Pizza Society) – Self release, MP3 (2012)[16]
  • Shameless Valentines Money Grab – Self release, MP3 (2014)
  • Shameless Money Grab – Self release, MP3 (2018)
  • I'll Have Some In A Bit – Self release, MP3 (2019)

Compilations
  • Embarrassing Early Recordings – Self release, MP3 (2014)

Demos
  • Demo 2010 – Self release, MP3 (2010)[17]
  • James is Going To Die Soon Demos – Self release, MP3 (2010)[18]
  • Tour Demos 2013 – Self release, MP3 (2013)[19]

References
  1. Yeung, Neil Z. "Allmusic Biography". Allmusic.
  2. "Crywank Gigography". Songkick . Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. Gabryel, Sebastian (1 May 2019). "Poznań: Crywank pod Minogą. Anty-folk prosto z Manchesteru". Głos Wielkopolski. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. Kamínski, Karol. "Emo band CRYWANK signs with Mutant League label". Idioteq. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. Blevins, Joe (21 October 2015). "An incredibly obscure Simpsons character just got a moody musical tribute EP". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  6. Sharma-Joseph, Di’mond (26 July 2016). "Crywank 'Don't piss on me I'm Already Dead' Interview". GIGsoup. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. "Crywank's Video for "Part 2" is a Rendition of Loneliness and Liberation". Noisey. Vice Media. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  8. "Crywank share new album, 'Egg On Face. Foot in Mouth. Wriggling Wriggling Wriggling.'". www.punktastic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  9. "Grab The Tissues. It's Crywank". www.punktastic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  10. "Announcement #2: Smoke or Fire, Subhumans, the Creepshow and More!". Manchester Punk Festival. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  11. "Crywank Announce Break-up Ahead Of Aussie Tour This Month". Oztix. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  12. "Fist Me 'til Your Hand comes Out My Mouth, by Crywank". Crywank. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  13. "Crywank on Instagram: "Our new album 'Fist Me 'til Your Hand Comes Out My Mouth' is now available on bandcamp and iTunes It'll be on streaming platforms soon…"". Instagram. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  14. "Crywank on Instagram: "We're so sorry and heartbroken to announce that our upcoming USA shows are all postponed. We will not break up until we can do these shows…"". Instagram. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  15. "On The Road To A Very Bad Place". MediaFire. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  16. "United by Hate". MediaFire. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  17. "(2010) Demo 2010 [Demo]". MediaFire. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  18. "_James Is Going To Die Soon_ Demos". MediaFire. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  19. "Crywank - Tour Demos 2013". MediaFire. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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