Crumb

Crumb was formed in 1996 after the members met at Hutt Valley High School. After a two year break, they reformed in mid 1999.

In January 2001, in a filthy, dark and cold joinery workshop in an industrial park in Lower Hutt, Crumb began writing and recording demos and sending them out to record companies with the hope that they may one day get the chance to release a kick arse rock’n roll album.

Two years later Crumb found themselves at the Helen Young Studio in Auckland, with the backing of Antenna Records, working on their debut album titled ‘So Dirty, Every Day’. An album that manages to combine all the things Crumb know and love – big loud guitars, crashing drums…and themselves.

The album title came from a cleaning woman at the hotel where Crumb were staying while recording the album. One afternoon while bringing the boys fresh towels she collapsed in tears on the floor at the filth the band had created in their room, exclaiming that Crumb were “So dirty…every day!”

Along the way Crumb have worked hard to establish themselves as a must-see live act, earning critical acclaim while opening for bands such as Audioslave, Pacifier, The Datsuns and The Feelers and playing at high profile events like the Return Of The King World Premiere.

Crumb also came to the attention of radio listeners and TV viewers when their first two single releases, ‘Nice To See You’ (2003) and ‘Stay Hard’ (2004), were put on rotation on rock radio stations and their videos played on shows such as C4, Juice TV and Space.