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Artist | The Libertines
Title | Anthems For Doomed Youth
Genre | Indie Format | Album
Source | Vinyl Time | 44:55
Label | Universal Music Store | 2015
Catalog | 4746281 Rip | 2015
Bitrate | 257 kbps Size | 86.36 MB
Freq | 48.0 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
A1. Barbarians 3:34
A2. Gunga Din 2:56
A3. Fame And Fortune 3:02
A4. Anthem For Doomed Youth 4:23
A5. You're My Waterloo 4:13
A6. Belly Of The Beast 4:05
B1. Iceman 4:55
B2. Heart Of The Matter 3:27
B3. Fury Of Chonburi 2:37
B4. The Milkman's Horse 3:20
B5. Glasgow Coma Scale Blues 3:09
B6. Dead For Love 5:14
The Libertines joined the pop fray of 2002, competing with the likes of the
Strokes, Hives, Vines, and Doves with their debut single, "What a Waster."
The Bernard Butler-produced track entered the U.K.'s Top 40 in June,
leaving NME to crown The Libertines as the best new band in Britain. The
double-A-side song "I Get Along" earned Single of the Week on BBC Radio 1.
The London-based band, who inked a deal with Rough Trade in December 2001,
featured Carl Barat (guitar/vocals), Pete Doherty (guitar/vocals), John
Hassall (bass), and Gary Powell (drums). Up the Bracket was released
stateside in March 2003 while the single Time for Heroes gained momentum on
the U.K. charts.
It's hard to think of a more fitting title for the Libertines' third album
than Anthems for Doomed Youth. After all, youth is destined to end quickly
way or another, via either death or getting older. Pete Doherty, Carl
the 11 years since they've made an album, they seem to have gained the
knowledge that you can't just rehash the past. Wisely, on Anthems they
focus on where they are now: cautionary tales such as "Fame and Fortune"
and "Iceman" come from the perspective of those who have already been
through these kinds of crises. Musically speaking, Anthems for Doomed Youth
is also more mature; lead single "Gunga Din" trades in slow-burning
reggae-punk that is more considered and contemplative - at least before it
catches fire at the end - than much of what the Libertines have done
before.
At times, the album sounds surprisingly tame, thanks in part to Jake
Gosling's manicured production; that the Libertines chose a former One
Direction collaborator is another reminder of how far removed they are from
the early 2000s, when they worked with Mick Jones. But for every moment
that could use a little more grit, like "Belly of the Beast," there are
more that make the album's subdued sound a strength. The reflective,
self-referential title track proves that the Libertines' gift for
mythologizing hasn't gone anywhere, while "Dead for Love" and "You're My
Waterloo" - which the band has had in its pocket since 1999 - boast a
polish and grandeur that they didn't always have time for back in the day.
Similarly, the tempo shifts and complex structure of "Barbarians" are tight
instead of shambling, suggesting that on a level of craft, they can even
surpass where they've been.
The Libs save Anthems' out-and-out rockers for last, almost as if they're
conserving their energy: "Glasgow Coma Scale Blues" and "Fury of Chonburi"
are the closest the band comes to reliving the good old days, while "Heart
of the Matter" is an anthem fueled by venom. That the Libertines spend so
little time revisiting their iconic sound on Anthems for Doomed Youth
underscores that while it may have been sparked by how well-received their
reunion concerts were, the bandmembers made this album primarily for
themselves. In that regard, it's as authentic a return as a fan could ask
for, and works equally well as a final chapter in the band's story or a new
one.
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