The Libertines are an English rock band centered on songwriters Pete Doherty and Carl Barat. They rose to prominence in the early 2000s with Up the Bracket (2002) and a self-titled follow-up (2004), became as famous for internal turmoil and Doherty's drug-related troubles as for their music, reunited and released Anthems For Doomed Youth in 2015.

Formed by Pete Doherty and Carl Barat, the band recorded Up the Bracket (produced by Mick Jones) and The Libertines (2004). Publicly documented aspects include repeated lineup tensions, Doherty's well-reported substance problems and legal troubles, the band's split in the mid-2000s and later reunions leading to the 2015 album Anthems For Doomed Youth.

DeBaser reviews celebrate The Libertines' early albums (Up the Bracket, The Libertines) for raw songwriting, punk and Beatles influences and the Doherty/Barat chemistry. Reviews note the band's chaotic personal history and uneven later output, including Anthems For Doomed Youth. Overall reception ranges from enthusiastic endorsements to guarded praise.

For:Fans of early-2000s British indie rock; readers interested in band histories and album reviews.

 The Libertines make a nice return, not transcendent but one that firmly repositions them in a context quite different from that shiny 2004.

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 What I can tell you with certainty is that Pete Doherty is throwing away a great gift.

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 Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, to the Festival of the Already Heard, the Copycat Fair, the Sore Ears Celebration... the Circus of Quotations has arrived here too with its musician/jugglers, its veryvery trendy oyeaah looks, the clowns of the "MusicBusiness," tattooed hipsters, Oasis-style hair, dwarfs and dancers...

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 The sound of The Libertines is very direct. The album seems recorded in a rehearsal room and immediately offers a listening immediacy and communicative effectiveness in perfect rock'n'roll style.

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