CD, check. PR, check. Bible w/secret compartment filled with pretend meth, hypercheck.

It was almost two years ago that we first reported the marketing brilliance of Cribshitter. This Madison-based band (with former Eau Clairian Karl Christenson, formerly of Jimmy’s Comet and currently of Icarus Himself) is now infamous in the Volume One office for sending in the craziest press kits ever. And we got another one just a few weeks ago ...

Most of the press kits we get are from non-local bands, usually just a simple CD and press release. Not so with Cribshitter. Last time they sent us a poster with a guy in a lion mask vomiting a rainbow, plus a weird snake drawing and a release on kidsy letterhead. Their newest batch is even crazier. There’s a wintery-themed letterhead, once again, stickers with the lion mask emblem, the album ... and a Holy Bible. The album is titled Methlehem, but by no means did we expect the inside of the Bible to be hollowed out to make way for a baggie of fake meth and a picture of someone who sorta looks like Thor.

Like I said: Craziest. Press kits. Ever.

As for the music, it’s likewise crazy. Through tracks like Boom Goes the Vaginamite (video below), Let’s Drink Drinks, Cuddle Duds, Puppy Mills, and Super Knopfler Radar, they span pop, electro, hip-hop, and everything between.

While we’re currently happy with the crazy kit we’ve got in hand, we’re hoping this chick-with-a-tuba and lion-on-the-drums band plays around here. It can only be awesome. Also, we can’t wait for their next album and press kit.

Their Facebook page. Their blog.