In 1997 the band broke up. In 2000 they reformed. They released "Future Songs" in 2001. In 2002 they performed before The Cure at Hyde Park. They released an EP called "Submarine". Only 2000 copies of it were made. There were eight songs on it. All of them were remixes. In 2004 "Particles and Waves" was released. Cranes performed as the opening act for The Cure at the Move Festival. In 2007 Cherry Red Records released "Wings of Joy" again. Seven extra songs were on it. In 2008 they released an album called "Cranes" on their record label Dadaphonic. Pitchfork gave it a score of 7.2 out of 10. In 2009 "Loved" was released again by Cherry Red Records. There were seven extra songs on it.