Crywank


Crywank are a British anti-folk band based out of Manchester, England. The band is a duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist and founder James 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'. The group have independently released six full length albums. They have previously toured the UK, Ireland, parts of mainland Europe, Australia, and Canada.

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.
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.
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.
The band's fourth LP entitled Don't Piss on Me, I'm Already Dead was released in 2016. According to Crywank the title was inspired by a Simpsons quote.
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.
The band's fifth LP Egg on face. Foot in mouth. Wriggling Wriggling Wriggling. was released in December 2017.
The sixth LP entitled Wearing Beige On A Grey Day was released in March 2019.
In April 2019 Crywank was one of the headliners at that year’s Manchester Punk Festival.
Crywank announced in 2019 that they are intending to break up after a world tour in the summer of 2020.

Discography

Albums