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Derivative brit alt pop rock. Gets very boring and I likely won’t listen again.
Overrated, you say? Wholeheartedly agree.
MIIIDD
Brit rock with some twists? Interesting backstory between the two frontmen in love. I liked What Became Of The Likely Lads, What Katie Did and Arbeit Macht Frei The entire time this album played, I was thinking about how cool the arctic monkeys and the kinks were. This felt like a weird synthesis of the two. 2.5 stars.
What to say about The Libertines that does not involve excited fans on LiveJournal waxing lyrically about the complex relationship between Carl Barat & Pete Doherty? How to respond without remembering the UK press calling Pete Doherty the new William Blake, Percy Shelley and William Wordsworth? All to say: the hype was louder than the music ever was. This is legit the first time I listened to an entire Libertines album rather than select singles. Verdict: better than expected. The album is very of its time. Lyrics like "polka dots fill my eyes" is painfully 2004. The scrambling guitars ditto. The energy is there, the attitude is there, and the intensity between Barat & Doherty fuels the whole thing (maybe the LiveJournal girls were on to something). But this is an album that leaves no trace on you. It is capable, competent and even likeable. But I did not remember a single song 30 minutes later. I was tempted to give this a low three but I subtract one star as Pete Doherty has been adjacent to accidental overdoses (plural) and I somehow get a pretty bad vibe off him.
It's forgettable. It's got the jangly guitars of a standard "indie" band, the whining prose of a standard brit pop band, and feels like they wanted to be edgier but someone during the making said no. It's kinda catchy at times, but then so is the measles.
Favorite track(s): Another victim of the time and place that birthed this list, a desperate hope that kids in Britain would revive rock music in the early 2000s. You figure out for yourself how that went.
Meh carino eh ma mezzobugual agli arctic
When I was a bit younger and The Libertines were in their heyday, you heard more about Doherty's escapades than their actual music. Maybe that was more interesting. Yeah, sure, this is some indie rock that doesn't really hurt or annoy you, but I don't see anything special. It doesn't need to be on this list.
Eh. It's not awful but it's still British garbage. As usual, the instruments are pretty good but the vocals are awful. 4.25/10 (2.125/5)
If I could give this negative stars I would
Either there aren't actually 1001 albums that I need to hear before I die, or this list's confusion of mediocrity for greatness is muddying the waters. Because, really, what was great about this? Don't confuse that with me saying it's bad-- it's not, at least not generally speaking. Instead, it's bland and boringly fine. As someone who grew up listening to music from this era and similar genres, there is nothing about this album that stands out. If you compiled all of the indie/garage rock albums released in the early 2000s and boiled them down into one generic glob, the result would probably sound a lot like this album. Listening to it made me think that I should be listening to Arctic Monkeys. Or the White Stripes. Or the Strokes. Not all of their output was great, but I feel like it was at least more memorable and meaningful than this album every came close to being. Importantly, they stood out from everything else going on. Unlike this record, which seems content with blending in with the rest. Again, this sounds harsh for an album that I really didn't think was bad. It's more about the list composition than the Libertines, as I'm 250+ albums in now and the quality disparities are getting more obvious. But this one was OK at best. I'd have been fine not hearing it before I die. Overall: 2.4/5
Årets første album. Igjen et band jeg ikke har tidligere kjennskap til. Sjangeren garage rock revival. På grensen til popmusikk, spør du meg. Søte melodier med jangle (som jeg er svak for). Litt for tynn kvalitet som helhet. Top 3: Can’t Stand Me Now, Music When The Lights Go Out, The Ha Ha Wall
Punk pop with a touch of glam. It's fine but not standout special. Nothing I would put on a playlist except maybe the last track.
I don’t know who this is or why they are special but I wouldn’t listen to the album again.
Nah not for me - I really struggled to get through it
pete dorethy band
Day 127 Always kind of hated The Libertines, saw it as music for art students from the Home Counties to try and feel a bit edgy. First time listening to this album in 20 years, it’s not quite as terrible as I remember now the hype isn’t around it but I still don’t really understand how they became so massive, basically the kooks on smack. 5/10 Highlights Can’t stand me now The ha ha wall Campaign of hate
wow this record contains some BAD songs
This is a bad example of britpop, of which there are many on this list
Makes me want to yell at those kids in the garage to Pipe Down in there!!!
Thi one is fine, not a huge fan. A few decent tracks, 2 stars
It was forgettable
Unclear why this is on the list. Standard 2000s blah music.
Rock, Punk, 2004 -> 2
Not for me, but I can appreciate what they were going for.
Eh. Boring Brits Blathering 'Bout BS
What the hell is it with this list and insane Britslop?
This genre and era was never really my cup o' tea.
Some self-indulgent music can be forgiven. This is not among that music; I just can’t get into this stuff. The musicians are fine, the vocals are alright, but it’s 90% sizzle and swagger. It feels like I’m being sold something that should be likeable. There are a few good tracks (The Man Who Would Be King & The Saga jump to mind) but otherwise, this is a miss for me.
Can't Stand Me Now What Became of the Likely Lads
I know the name, I think the singer had a bad drug habit and it was a semi-big deal at some point. Never listened to them, don't remember anyone ever bringing them to my attention either. It's ok, kinda flat, a bit generic. They sure aren't breaking new ground. If the lead track, "Can't Stand Me Now", is their one bit hit I'm in for a long 42 minutes. This borders on bad. "Don't Be Shy" sounds like a couple guys laying down tracks in their mom's basement. Same with "The Man Who Would...", "Saga", "The Narcissist", "Ha Ha Song", etc. Is this underproduced or do they just suck? I actually enjoyed "What Katie Did" and it's late 50's vibe. Best track on the album. 2 stars, this did nothing for me other than solidify the reason I never got into them 20 yrs ago.
nah
Holy shit this is the most specific year and tone possible.
A poor effort that I once owned and gave away, despite paying homage (ripping off) a favourite band in the Clash this is thin, poorly produced, badly played and drags on well beyond when it should be put out of its misery. Their careers effectively ended here with any dribbles of creativity already spent revealing much. The only redeeming factor is that some of the songs hold some charm, such as Can't Stand Me Down and Campaign of Hate.
This as my first album is underwhelming, to say the least. Dear God, this feels like almost torture. The music isn't bad, and I actually enjoy British rock, and I can see the playful plucky energy that I'm sure some people really enjoy, but the whole thing feels so self-indulgent (and not in a good way that enjoys itself, but unjustifiably self-aggrandizing). The whole thing feels like it has something to say while prattling on like a teenager that is "so much deeper than kids my age". "Campaign Of Hate" was where I felt this the most, but it trickles through the whole album. "Can't stand me now" had an energy that was really welcoming, but it just dragged by the halfway point of the album and became exhausting by the end. Ironically, I think I liked "What Katie Did" the best (despite it sounding the most radio friendly song on the album, which is rarely my pick for "best' on any album) but it's still nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to again. I've created a playlist for songs from each of these albums that I really want to come back to later for a relisten. It remains empty at this moment. I'm not mad, just disappointed.
You could knock me over the head with a feather, if that feather told me that The Libertines' self-titled album was release in 2004. This album's garage rock comes across as way more post punk, so it sounds straight from the mid-eighties. That aspect alone makes this album come across as unoriginal. Interesting, "What Katie Did" had more of a fifties doo-wop sound that gave this album way more depth than otherwise. And the vocals weren't good.
Mushy emo poppy schlock
Didn't care then. Don't care now.
It didnt get me goin. Not bad like a lot of others but nothing that grabs me. 2.5.
A suitable replacement for this me too band would be Ren.
perfect, i was just thinking that the garage rock revival albums on this list could use a lousy singer with the worst accent on god's green earth (english)
Normally this is my genre, but this just isn't it...
theres way too much disposable indie rock on this list
Not sure I needed to hear this. I dig the energy but the songs aren't very good.
How about piss off? I’ve had it with these fucking mid-2000s British “indie rock staples”, they all sound like a bunch of ‘lads’ fucking about with some instruments they found. I’m convinced that’s all they are, swept up by supposed critics of the day and ushering in an odd mass psychosis where the British public were content with having this sloppy wank marketed as their main musical export. While the US was busy expanding on its 1960s psychedelia with “New Weird America”, we were expanding on, I don’t know, fucking skiffle? This can be summed up simply as Radio 6 music. If you’re not familiar, that’s the radio station that does occasionally play good music, but for at least 75% of the time plays music for middle aged dads who are still pretending they’re still in their prime of life in the 1990s ‘rave scene’. The bloke on the front cover looks too much like Neil Oliver for my liking, in fact the whole cover is just horrible, the track titles are shit, especially fucking Arbeit macht frei, because haha we’re making light of the slogan adorning humanity’s most abhorrent atrocity, and the music itself is just shit. It’s shit! I can’t even see how you’d enjoy this. I thought I’d give it a chance at least, but no. After track three, Jesus Christ, track fucking three. If it wasn’t for the sake of the list I’d laugh and turn it off immediately. Nowhere near as genuinely offensive on the ears as some of its contemporaries, but just so aggressively shit that it doesn’t deserve much recognition over them.
I didn't like his voice so not my favorite
Incredibly generic guitar rock. Not sure why this is on the list.
ok
Only a few songs landed with me.
point4.
Maso
its fine. nothing super noteworthy
Groupe inconnu. J'apprécie assez le son, avec les guitares en stéréo qui jouent des parties différentes. Par contre la basse est plutôt inexistante, et le chant est omniprésent. Les morceaux sont assez dynamiques et entrainants, mais ... il manque quelque chose pour me donner envie d'y revenir : probablement la basse ... qui m'avait vraiment fait apprécier 'Is this it' des Strokes. J'ai fini par m'ennuyer au milieux de l'album. =>2/5
Im on a work trip and been ticking this week's albums off. Just finished the libertines. I'd say it wore thin quite quickly. Worth hanging on for What became of the likely lads at the end though.
I’ve mostly avoided this band because I find Pete Doherty to be a complete tool. Having listened to this, I have no regrets. Can’t Stand Me Now is a brilliant song though and rest of the album suffers horrible by trying to follow it. 2 but only because of the opener.
who likes this
no voihan saatana. en nyt tässä vaiheessa rupee ykkösiä heitteleen ympäriinsä koska muuten ei tule lopussa objekitve 3 tasan mutta ei herranjumala kyllä pistetään hermot piukalle meikällä kärsimys ei ilmeisesti KOSKAAN lakkaa.. tehdään british indie rock albumi ja todistetaan pätevyys heh. english rock lets go.ta, mikään tässä ei erota bändiä massiivisesta indieklöntistä joka ilmeisesti vittu kirosi länsimaalaisen musiikin ikuiseen keskinkertaisuuteen. haista vittu. clickbait motherfuckers.. rock pop indie monsteri.. vittuau,, auhts , miks painetta,, miks päässä painetta.. ai , aijaijai,, aistaaatana.. A tomblands
Sort of interesting
Meh. Reminds me of Arctic Monkeys a bit.
I read that the British press dubbed these guys the “most important band of their generation” pretty quickly after their debut album (this is their second album, for reference.) It sounds like there’s some historical lineage connecting these guys to people who worked with the Beatles, the Clash, Oasis, etc. That lineage seems to have created a hype train that, to my ears, made critics more forgiving to the flaws. This sounds pretty generic. It’s fine, but it doesn’t sound appreciably different or elevated over a couple dozen other bands from that stretch in the 2000s where New York & UK garage punk revival took over rock music. Whenever there’s a wave like that, it can be hard to know in the moment who is going to last and who is going to be a footnote. The Libertines are clearly a footnote, at least on the back of this album.
I liked this band better when they were called The Strokes. Not much here stood out. 2/5
Definitely overrated. Heard their 2024 release before this one, enjoyed it, then listened to this one. Couldn’t believe it was the same band.
I can stomach Britpop, but this indie landfill straight from the UK is far too much. It exists and then ceases to exist once you finish "listening" to it. It simply is.
Why is it that whenever the Wikipedia article says that "This was declared one of the most important British Rock albums of all time" it's always some really generic bullshit that comes off as a total distillation of everything else going on around it while adding nothing new to the conversation? Really makes you think...
The visual is off-putting and the music is fine. 2.4.
I'd never heard of this band but from the name I expected something a bit more. This is all bark and no bite. No edge. Very boring
I feel this album was a little lack luster. Pretty standard brit alt-rock. Why it makes the list, I can't say. Guess it was huge in the UK but I never heard of them. Not bad, not great. Giving it a right done the middle rating...2.5 stars.
I don't mind sloppy music. Sloppiness can make a ramshackle song sound more cathartic; if the energy is coming through, I don't mind if you miss a few notes. But this album is the bad kind of sloppy. As in, it sounds like the two guitarists aren't on the same page about which song they're playing. I do like the rawness and energy in places, but it's often hard to discern any kind of melody because one guitar is kind of trying to play some chords and the other is noodling over in the other channel. I'm not asking for this to be a pop album, but a catchy riff would be nice - even the garagest garage rock usually succeeds because it's catchy. It feels like the band thinks that rawness is enough to carry them despite the weak songwriting. Given that you hear nothing about this band's legacy or influence these days, I think it's clear that's not true.
Best song IMO: "What Katie Did"
No estaría entendiendo la relevancia de éste disco en la lista. Osea no es terrible ni malo te diría, pero salió cuando ya todo eso existía de hacía décadas. Nota: 2.4
Oh, good. The cover looks like heroin-chic, circa Y2K. I'm sure this won't be a crude Stroke-alike. This follows my general feelings about Y2K indie. It's not that the music is terrible; it's fine. The problem I have is that, far from an album I must listen to before I die, this sounds just like the bands I used to listen to locally in bars in my early college years, just slightly different (in the way that different regional scenes develop different accents, for lack of a better analogy). This isn't better or worse than the local bands of college kids here in those years (I'm being insincerely polite; it's much less interesting). The argument would then go that this is the essence -- Pete Doherty and Carl Barat are the wellspring from which my college bands flowed. But you can trace this back to Elvis Costello pretty easily and farther if you want. Which is all to say that this music is part of a tradition, which is great! I honour that, I just don't particularly care about listening to it. This reminds of me of the La's, which isn't a compliment (and something I didn't think was possible). Again, this isn't offensive but I can't fathom what could be essential listening about this. It's emblematic of an entirely forgettable moment in music. Strokes > Arctic Monkeys > The Libertines and I think the Strokes are overrated and boring. If you think the Strokes are amazing, learn an instrument and see how quickly you're playing through their work. Twenty minutes, tops. A band that sort of existed alongside and transcended that moment was Coldplay and look how that turned out (musical wallpaper paste with sugar added). What this really does is demonstrate to me how creative and interesting the White Stripes were. They were similarly stripped down (only moreso) but did a much more interesting, authentic and skillful job of replicating early American rock & roll. That was the fucking blues, man. The White Stripes felt like anything could happen and Jack and Meg could back that up. With Pete Doherty, anything *could* happen but that just meant some dude getting thrown out a second floor window. Standouts: 'Music When The Lights Go Out'. If you like this, try listening to Nick Cave or Tom Waits instead. Or Rage. Or Herbie Hancock or Miles Davis or ... honestly, this project is probably for you -- there's real music out there, this just ain't it. 2/5
Joy. More 00s Indie. This one challenged me. There were ideas splashed here and there that could have worked, but nothing ever felt fully executed - making the songs, and by extension this album, weak and forgettable. I even gave it a second and third playthrough later in the day to see if I'd have an "aha moment", but alas, it actually got worse the more I listened. Maybe if they had implemented more structure and chorus to capitalize on the promising parts, this would have landed better. But as it is, it feels rather sloppy and, ultimately, unremarkable. Still, this is one of a very few albums from the 00s that I didn't outright hate, and the fact that I even bothered to listen to it three times says something... though perhaps more about my effort to be open-minded than the quality of this album, itself.
I’m impressed how instantly forgettable this was. I have no idea what I just listened to. Since I can’t remember it probably wasn’t that bad.
Just an average version of punk and new wave.
Raw and unpolished music can be fine, but it needs some charm to it and this did not.
‘Can’t stand me now’ aside - underwhelming. The noise in the music press at the time was that the libertines had revitalised and revolutionised music in the same way as the sex pistols did. In reality I think they were little more than a UK inspired.
Not my taste, but they are obviously talented. I kinda liked the raw unpolished final product.
1) I am liking this song. I like that they are very openly British. I can't say it really builds and has a ton of emotional depth, but I really enjoy the harmonica at the end and it's a good background song for cleaning my room Lowkey I don't like this album But I'll try and tough it out
Not very familiar with The Libertines, I'm getting a the vibe that they were influenced by The Ramones, The Smiths and The Clash right up front. That's a pretty good place to start. Seeing them at a punk club seems like fun, but the lyrics, melodies and delivery don't make a huge impression on me. I keep hearing nods to different bands but I don't feel a strong impression of who the Libertines are. I think the phrase is, "no authentic voice", but maybe that's just 'cause I'm an old codger and everything old is new again.
Extremely shallow throwback British pop rock that never gets out of first gear. Most of the songs sound the same and never offer a second idea once they start. Too long. Feels like a British version of The Strokes, culturally, where a certain generation of snooty music journalists REALLY want you to believe this is the greatest music of all time.
Pretty meh. The vocals were the toughest part, but the rough around the edges garage esthetic is also not for me. 2/5
nicht mein Fall
Glam meets punk? These guys listen to showtunes backstage.
This author's UK bias is clearly showing on this one.
This band’s claim to fame was how hard they fucked their careers because of their drug addiction. Honestly baffled why this was chosen for the list. Not bad enough to be notable, but nit good enough either. Just bog standard.
Outside of a few songs, it's really not that notable. So much generic sounding, soft filler. I was never really into the Libertines at the time, but looking back I can confirm I really didn't miss out on much by avoiding the albums. There's precisely zero oomph to this. It seems to be going for a punk energy, so why does it sound so flat? The guitars are jangly but otherwise completely unremarkable. The vocals are really weak. Maybe it's the recording letting it down? I can't believe this is 42 minutes, I could have sworn it was well over an hour. Really boring.
Den her genre er bare ikke for mig. Jeg har allerede glemt samtlige numre igen
Not quite good enough to be as grubby as it is
This is a very confused album. One song will sound like an adolescent tantrum that would be right at home in the soundtrack for Skins. The next is a swingy jazz inspired call-and-reslonse number. If I were in a drunken stupor I may feel differently
Oh right. I did mean to listen to this more since people at uni were obsessed. I remember from the few listens I gave it that it's not my thing, but I'm really interested to listen with a different perspective now. Disappointed. Takes me back to a time where I felt like the people around me were obsessed with this luke warm pop indie stuff and I felt like I had to be into that too. A boy called Doris feelings though. I've never really been a lyrics guy so maybe I'm missing out on incredible Pete Doherty poetry.
This sounds like just about every other indie rock band that was recording music in 2004. Not sure why it's 15 minutes need to be any longer than that.
Landfill indie that manages to do the impossible and make me wish I was listening to the Strokes instead
When I heard this album years ago it sounded old fashioned. Listening again it sounds even more old fashioned.
Not for me Not a huge fan of his voice There’s some nice songs
It's ok. Not awful but also I don't understand the hype this album generated. There are so many filler songs on here that it could have been released as a 6 track EP easily. Disappointed.
This could have been any early 2000s Brit rock album. You could’ve told me it was Arctic Monkeys and I’d believe you. Not my vibe and a bit of a snooze fest.
Not for me.
Let me get something off my chest. I see that one of the “highlights” of this album is that it’s on a BBC list for the most overrated albums or some shit. How pathetic do you have to be to use some bullshit media poll to form an opinion? Like seriously, form you own damn opinion. These fucking lists are meant to drive engagement for profit. Don’t listen to crap like that. I’m not even saying this to defend this album, because I think it sucks. It’s too poppy to sound punk, and it’s too indie to sound pop. Add some grating vocals to the mix and this was just bad to get through. Outside of a few moments, it’s hard for me to believe that was even popular enough to be considered overrated. It just feels like more British shit for the list. Maybe the BBC can recommend more “overrated” albums better than this. Favorite track: Music When the Lights Go Out Other hits: Campaign of Hate
Meh
Didn't really connect with this one. Felt at times like a cross between the worst parts of The Beatles and Arctic Monkeys. Some good moments highlighted by very crisp drumming, but not a lot else going on. Top tracks: What Katie Did, Road to Ruin
Always gonna be slightly biased against this album for childhood reasons. Thought I'd never have to listen to the libertines again. Have to say though, the music wasn't bad at all. Still can't bring myself to give it any more than 2 stars though
I know for a fact there are at least 10 other garage rock revival bands on this list, some with multiple albums. There is no reason for this to be here. Giving this a two only because the first song is good and they’re competent musicians.
Scrappy and lively, but (for me) somewhat forgettable.
# 488 : The Libertines : 26/05/2025 meh! Can listen to it, and it was better than I expected, given the track record of British indie records. But...nothing stood out and it ended up being quite forgettable.
It was alright indie pop, wasn't super memorable for me but some solid tunes in there
Music was ok. Vocals were hard to understand
Oh look, more Britpop and... oh look, it sounds just like the last two dozen examples. 4/10.
I thought I would like it but it just didn't grab me
zero reaction to this at all
Hatte noch nie von der Band gehört. Nicht schlecht aber irgendwie, langweilig?
A real nothing album, forgot almost all of it by the time I hit play on the next album. I wouldn't say it's bad, but in a sea of 2000's indie rock bands it really doesn't stand out. The singing is bland, songwriting is not too memorable and there weren't any songs here I would wanna come back to.
Never really got in to The Libertines, something about it just feels a bit dull. I did enjoy the punkier songs like "Arbeit Macht Frei" but other than that it just felt like a worse version of the Strokes or Arctic Monkeys.
Sound zwenig kohärent, oft lärmig uf e nervigi Art. Bi au ned so Fan vom Gsang. Generell hend d Lieder oft interessanti Idee, aber es chunt ned so zäme.
“What Katie did” is the standout track. Guitar rock with chatty, polite British lads who think they are edgy. Brit pop if it were supermarket Muzak. 2.4 stars rounded down.
boring
Ok
what the hell, sure.
I think of the Libertines the way I think of “The Fratellis”. Do I love “Chelsea Dagger”? Yes. Does that make me want to listen to the rest of their back catalogue? No.
Exhibit A in the case against bands whose reputation has been massively over inflated thanks to tabloid tales of drug addiction and interpersonal conflict. If smacked-out Pete Doherty didn't break into his bandmate's flat in the time between The Libertines' first album and this one, this could easily be considered just another album for the indie rock landfill. It's not bad at all, but it is just not as interesting as the stuff in the genre that came before and after. High 2*.
I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed Can't Stand Me Now after all this time. That is all. 1.5 Me at HMV: Can I have Supergrass’ I Should Coco? Mom: No. We have I Should Coco at the crack den. I Should Coco at the crack den: 1.5/5
If The Clash were just himbo party bois, you'd get The Libertines. This is far from essential listening.
It’s 2000’s rock revival, it’s fine, I just didn’t really care about it.
Lukewarm on this. Didn't hate it but felt unmemorable
A few songs were almost catchy - but I felt it was pretty meh overall
Sounds a lot like The Fratellis. I mean, The Fratellis sound a lot like The Libertines. But i love The Fratellis and can't dig The Libertines.
Nope
If indie sleaze were an annoying white gay at VIA blocking the toilets for a hot 42 minutes and 14 seconds, it would be this album. I can't stand the drunk and hungover vocals. He sounded French a few times lol. I give it a 2.5 for the really good instrumentals on a FEW songs. FAVES The Man Who Would Be King The Ha Ha Wall Campaign of Hate
Not in my edition of the book! 2004. 2 stars. Massively hyped up but average Brit pub rock band with a couple of half decent songs. And Pete Doherty can't sing.
Don't love britpop or the early 2000s indie vibe personally
18/1001 I don't know if anyone else gets this, but here's my take on The Libertines' sound: I always felt like they went into the studio, put down a really tight version of a song - then went back in and added loads of off-the-cuff guitar overdubs, swapped lyric sheets, and then overdubbed each other's vocals - Carl singing Pete, Pete singing Carl - without really knowing the lines that well. THEN, and this is the key part, removed the original backing tracks and supporting structure of the song from the mix and left only the freeform stuff. If this sounds like a bit of a dig, it isn't, because when it works (and I don't know what their actual process was, of course) it sounds like pure genius. However, when it doesn't, the songs just sound unfinished and half-arsed. To be completely fair, I think the music press (in the UK, at least) were desperate to find something to fill the void when the Britpop bubble burst, and it never quite happened, despite NME's efforts to dig up the next big thing. Doherty and Barat were probably as deserving and as gifted as anyone from that period, but it never quite convinced me at the time. Doherty in particular conjures up flashes of Ray Davies brilliance in his melodies and imagery, but was equally prone to slipping into "Knees Up Mother Brown" mode. This album is every bit as urgent and exciting a listen as Up The Bracket, but there is a lot more style over substance at play here. It is an album of moments rather than great songs. Some people may lap up the "shoop shoop, shoop de-lang-a-lang" moments but it all just seems over-contrived. Thrilling in places, but veers towards the unfinished and half-arsed rather than the genius, I'm afraid.
This isn’t a terrible album for what it is. Extremely British pop-rock that is trying a little too hard, but it’s not totally horrible. “The Man Who Would Be King” has kind of a cool swingy Arctic monkeys sound to it. “Narcissist” almost has a sex pistols feeling throughout. The rest of the record is pretty forgettable to me though. Not an album I’ll listen to again. 2*.
From the album cover I was immediately reminded of Charlie's band from Lost, and upon listening I don't think that impression was that far off. This album wasn't quite that bad, but it also wasn't very good. I kinda liked "Music When the Lights Go Out" and "What Katie Did". The rest is largely forgettable.
nice ish
It was an okay listen but nothing really struck me, or stuck out
I recently heard actress Diane Morgan refer to herself as "British Famous." The term certainly applies to many artists on this list, including The Libertines. I recall The Libertines being covered extensively in U.K. music publications like NME and Q, while being virtually ignored here in the U.S.A. Singer Pete Doherty was almost exclusively talked about in the U.S. for his rocky relationships with superskinny supermodel Kate Moss and hard drugs. The music is nothing particularly special. There were plenty of bands in the burgeoning New Garage Rock genre making better and more unique songs. Producer Mick Jones, formerly of The Clash and Big Audio Dynamite, stamped a big ol' Union Jack on The Libertines sound. Maybe the Brits heard something great on this album, but this American didn't.
It’s pretty ragged sounding. Sometimes this can be endearing. This is right on the edge and alternates between “unrefined but energetic” and “these guys are just bad at singing and playing instruments”. The Man Who Would be King is decent. Road to Ruin is ok. I just don’t enjoy any of their musical ideas. This is not for me. 2 ⭐️
Not a fan. The lyrics felt disconnected from the music, like the instrumental was written completely separately from the lyrics and then the singer just tried to make it fit. Just unpleasant to listen to all-around. Favourite Track: What became of the likely lads
Not bad but I just didn't really like it.
I didn't really care for this. It sorta sounds like a mix of Arctic Monkeys and The Strokes, which I would like, but I don't like this. There's one punky song near the end and I did like that one, however. Wish they brought more of that and less of the rest. 2/5
2/5
This album was not good.
Was expecting to like it but something about it didn't work for me
“what katie did” saved this entire albums review for me. it was still straight ass but not all unlistenable 1.5/5
A bit of a cacophony, didn't like it, even though I like a lot of the elements that went into it (some punk, Indie, rock, but I like the "choo-la-la" less). A bit like a meal made with a random selection of fine ingredients that ends up tasting of nothing.
Well... they're better than Arctic Monkeys. Then again, a 3 a.m. vomit is better than Arctic Monkeys. This went from ok to annoying to unlistenable shit in a short space of time.
edgy, raw, rebellious are a few words I can think of when I listened to this album. It was cool at times and just noise at other times. Considering this came out in 2004, I feel like there were other punk bands that were just better (at least in my opinion) so it's not like they were "ahead of their time" and I can't give them that benefit. I did however, like the vocal exchanges between the two singers. I think they play well off each other. 2/5
Well... nie jest to najgorsze, ale hm, wymaga raczej bycia fanem indie, a ja osobiście nie przepadam... Arcydzieło to też raczej nie jest... na plus personalne wtręty, chociaż teksty raczej nie najwyższych lotów. Muzyka prosta, chociaż zdarzało im się z zaskoczenia dodać nieoczywiste linie - a tak to punkowe "jedno kopyto" na perce. Mi się to kojarzy z takim zespołem, który słucha twoja koleżanka-punkówo/altnernatywka, która ci się podoba. W pokoju ma plakat the Libertines, puszcza ci ich album i przyznajesz, że faktycznie, SPOKO, chociaż tak naprawdę cię nie obchodzi i myślisz tylko o jej poopie. Ona była na koncercie, fajnie się pogowało, szalone chłopaki, ale tak naprawdę słucha, bo wokalista jej się podoba i wgl są strasznie cool. W liceum powiedziałbym, że "są spoko", ale raczej nie zostaliby mi w pamięci. Dziś tym bardziej nie umiem docenić. Co ciekawe, to nagradzany i doceniany zespół, zwłaszcza w UK, ale może trzeba żyć tam wtedy w czasach indie/post-punk, żeby złapać vibe. 2,4/5
Not very interesting. Nothing truly bad, but nothing of note either. 2/5 Won’t listen again
Historically speaking, I've had a lot of time for bands of this ilk, and my allegiances still lean Anglophilic, but this band was never part of my rotation and that fact will not change.
Ik ben weer eens het internet opgedoken omdat ik werkelijk niets begrijp van het idee dat iedereen dit moet horen. De 1001 staat niet alleen. In alle lijstjes komt dit album terug. Het is opvallend hoe weinig muzikale argumenten er daarvoor worden gepresenteerd. Het gaat over legendarische optredens, het gaat over (emoties rond) de artiesten zelf. Maar nergens lees ik dat het muzikaal geniaal is. Daar is een reden voor. Muzikaal is dit belabberd. De zang bovenop. Het nare Britse accent hebben we al vaker gehoord. Maar zelden zo vals als bijvoorbeeld in Don't be shy. En wat klinkt het af en toe weer lui. Met één top notering ben ik het wel eens. Wiki laat mij weten dat het britse publiek slechts twee albums meer overschat vindt dan dit album volgens de BBC. Britse artiesten, luisteren jullie ook even naar dit signaal?
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Can't Stand Me Now, Music When The Lights Go Out, The Ha Ha Wall, What Katie Did Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Not the worst but also not surprised this didn't cross the pond. If these guys had come out today the data center usage increase caused by their fans creating AI videos of them making out would've raised the aggregate global temperature by .2 degrees Celsius. 2.5 rounded down.
Moderately unenjoyable background music which surprises me since I like many of their contemporaries
Trotos
Me: <reads notes about this album/band> \"...I'm gonna hate this.\" ... ...and ya know, it wasn't the worst (that bar is extraordinarily low). See? Set expectations at the bottom and you can't go down. Positive: surprisingly better-than-average songwriting. Negative: the band are legitimately awful at their instruments/vocals. Sum: not nearly as bad as the bands they're compared to (Strokes/Vines) but it's still shit because *they can't play* - give these songs to a better band and it might have been something special. 4/10 2 stars.
Did all these British men get together and be like, “We know we can’t sing but if we all do it, maybe no one will notice?” There were some cool parts in this but can’t get past his voice
You know when you can tell what it's going to sound like by the cover? Yeah, this.
Just liked a couple of tracks. Didn't find the whole album better.
Realmente muy poquito. Muy básico y pobre. Es una onda guasones o algo así pero un poco más tranqui capaz y más virtuoso.
A bit boring, isn't it? I couldn't finish this. 2/5
Landfill indie, AKA dad rock for gen x'ers and millenials
Some good guitar parts. Really didn’t like any of the songs
“My favorite genre of music is when it sounds like no one cares about what they’re playing,” said no one, ever.
The Libertines were right - I can’t stand them now and I never really could. That opening track is pretty great, and some of the quieter moments on the record like Music When the Lights Go Out and Tomblands are really nice, but they spend far too much of it posturing as a punk band and incomprehensibly slurring their way through inconsequential songs
Forgettable UK indie sleeze
Didn‘t like it then. Do not like it now. Overrated.
It was OK, nothing special
2 reminds me of early arctic monkeys/fratellis but way worse
Britpop, dertiende in een dozijn.
Sloppy Indie Rock. Sometimes being repetetive.
Indie.exe The bad points are way more than the cool ones
Appealing musically, and anything Mick Jones is associated with can't be all bad. Props to the rhythm section. I'm looking for evidence of the Jam and I'm not really finding it, lads. I'll coin the term "Post-Brit-Pop." Smells like music industry chicanery, what with the pretty boys and all. "What Became of the Likely Lads is aight, innit?
Eugh, boring and sad. I really struggled to get through this. I didn't hate it enough to give it a 1. Genuinely I think if I listened to this again a month from now I wouldn't realise that I'd already heard it before.
Three songs in and I’m not seeing the quality here. This kinda insufferable. Just average, nothing. Okay, five songs and I really don’t like this. Pure wanker trash. There is nothing here. 2/5
Over-hyped UK album from 20 years ago. Nothing wrong with the sound but just generally weak song-writing except for a few songs here and there, and I liked these songs less than in the past. score in 2004: 3 stars (6/10) score in 2024: 2 stars (4/10)
Mostly crap. Sounds like they are still out of it from the night before.
Forgettable
Passable indie fare with a couple of highlights: Can't Stand Me Now (the strongest track on the album by a stretch) and What Katie Did. A lot of forgettable stuff in between though. Definitely not as cool as they thought they were, they sound a lot better when they put together a proper song rather than the slurred ramblings. 2/5.
Feels like the kind of thing I should love, but not really.
Tricky one. Little bits are very very good and lots is not very good at all.
Do you want to hear what two drunken english lads sounds like while palying okay music? Then this is the album for you.
straight in the middle
Don’t be Shy one of the worst things I’ve ever heard
Aika geneeriseksi jäävä indie-rock-levy. Alkoi paremmin mut loppupuolella jo kyllästyttää. 2/5
starts well but gets tiring
Sounds like a bunch of people intentionally decided to make the most average album possible
el tiene esa voz medio arrastrada de depresivo q no mg mucho. Igual banco. para ciertos días. tiene su groove, es bien yanki pero para okasiones va. Muy vaquero igual
Didn’t hate this quite as much as I remembered. And I hated this a lot. Always had a bit respect for Libertines even though I never liked their music. They certainly didn’t just capture a time and movement, but launched it for a good 4 years or so. This sound was the sound of my college years, and everything they influenced after. Which as good as having positive influence is, the absolute garbage that followed after them is a stain (imo!). Anyway, this record itself does still have that annoying sound for me that really grates me. I cant put my finger on it, but 80% of it comes from the vocals. Hate his voice. Irritating. That said, when he aint singing, I quite liked Last Post on the Bugle, and Campaign of Hate. Although short, Arbeit Macht Frei is probably the best song on this, despite the name. Can hear little hints of Strokes throughout, as well as seeing where Alex Turner got a lot of earlier ideas from. Definitely not for me, but can totally understand why people love this. It’s iconic to say the least.
Never been really into the libertines, I think theyve got a few decent songs here and there but by and large their whole schtick gets on my nerves. I like up the bracket/don't look back into the sun, but these are both on previous albums, the singles on this one are alright but a step down. Almost admire libertines' commitment to in no way changing their sound, either between albums or even songs really. They were definitely influential on a whole host of far worse crap indie bands but I'm not sure that's a positive. This album is fine but wouldn't listen again.
Nog zo'n zeroes album Werd wel iets beter halverwege maar vond t over algemeen niet echt nice
Yet another album that is fine while it's on, but get nothing lasting out of the experience and would be fine never listening to it again. A bland light punk record you've heard a billion other times on this list
Feels like yet another indie album from the 2000s
Nowhere near as good as I remembered it to be.
Instantly forgettable.
Favorite track: The man who would be king other picks: Can't stand me now, music when the light comes on
1.64
Meh
The record that spawned a hundred indie landfill imitations. This band is pretty iconic if you’re a British millennial, though more for legal misadventures and tabloid fodder than quality music. The US had the effortless cool of The Strokes, and we were lumbered with The Liabilities, sorry, Libertines. Still, they were marginally better than the deluge of dross that followed.
What the artic monkeys would sound like if they sucked
It’s well produced and better than what I expected from something described as indie/garage. There are some nice musical turns and poppy melodies, but the vocals sound like shit – karaoke night at the pub after last call. Sounds like the acclaim isn't universal and I'm inclined to think it sucks. Has a lot of potential though. 2.9
Can barely even remember anything about this, just a few hours later. Decent instrumentals I guess but weak vocals and empty lyrics* and an overall sound that resembles that of teenage rock aspirations (I guess you have to pad this 1001 albums list with some of these, every now and again, though surely not if you expanded beyond a very basic UK-US and Rock demographics). *What I assumed to be an exception: the phrase "A Web of Sound", only to discover that it is the name of a 60s Psychedelic Rock album by the Seeds. So much for good writing!
Boringggg
I'm writing this while about half way through as I'm afraid I'll forget about this as soon as it's done. It's okay. But really super extra forgettable.
If you want to embrace the sloppiness this is for you. The songs are likely there, but the execution, not so much.
Don’t like this anymore. Don’t like the thin repetitive little guitar lines tinkling in the right channel.
I didn’t expect this would be much good and I didn’t listen to the whole album, however it was listenable, a bit childish in parts, overall 2*
Deliberately sloppy and loose which makes it somewhat more interesting, but ultimately just another tedious visit to Indie/Alt Rock land with ‘Don’t Be Shy’ and ‘Tomblands’ the only saving graces here.
Love this era of British alternative, but The Libertines do nothing for me. 2/5
Interesting post British punk rock. Good but as someone else wrote, forgettable xxx
Can't stand indie, but this wasn't absolutely terrible. Just mostly terrible. Opening track the only one I recognised, wasn't as bad as I remember. Most of the rest was tosh. Man who would be king was alright tbf. But my god what a bland souless genre of music.
- Kannte nur den Cant Stand me Now von dem Album. - Hat mich leider insgesamt ziemlich kalt gelassen. Waren ein paar nette Ideen dabei aber alles in allem einfach nicht mein "Tune" und wenn ich unterhalten war dann leider nur von einzelnen Songs. - Manche Teile klangen für mich einfach nach rumgejamme 2,5/5
In spite of my much professed love of aughts indie rock, somehow The Libertines never did much for me. They just feel like a lesser imitation of bands like The White Stripes and Arctic Monkeys. This album isn't bad by any stretch but I would rather listen to others most of the time.
I don’t like British indie rock. I just can’t find my way with it. 2
Tää tais olla ihan jees. Reilut kaksi tähteä vaan kuitenkin, ku ei erityisesti jääny mieleen
Langweilig
3/20/24. Eh, sounded pretty generic garage rock from the 2000s, didn't move the needle for me.
Ну не, меня бесит этот грязный звук. Хотя есть приятные мотивы, все равно альбом -- гадость. Даже лучшие треки. Ну, кроме What Katie Did
Redundant. Sounds like a hundred albums that came before.
Huh? This one, not Up the Bracket?? Look I like the Libertines, at one point I liked them a LOT. But there is just no justification for including this mainly lacklustre and patchy, disappointing follow up to an excellent debut in this list. Things were already going very wrong for the band and on the verge of splitting up by this point and a couple of the songs are interesting for exploring the dynamic between Carl and Pete, but besides that, pass. Basically, 1st track, last track both excellent. Filler almost consistently average in between. Music When the Lights Go Out the notable exception. So much B-side quality shoved on the record. Particularly b-side vibes: tracks 2-4, 7, 9, 11-13. So that's 8 out of 14 tracks. Re listening to this today was reliving my huge disappointment with it on release. I kept listening then, but it didn't get better. I see there's a brand new record out next month, which I will probably listen to and the new songs sound ok, but I'm not that excited about it, sadly. Anyone who remotely enjoyed this and didn't know the band, MUST listen to the debut, and non-album singles Don't Look Back Into the Sun and What a Waster. Far more representative of their talents.
I'm not familiar with this band or this album, and the review for this album seem to be a pretty mixed bag, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Things started off on the right foot; I really loved the guitar playing on "Can't Stand Me Now. But from there, the album didn't really go anywhere interesting, and all of the songs were pretty bland. I really don't see the appeal of this album at all. At a time when bands like Interpol, The Strokes, and Arctic Monkeys were putting out some great work, why would anyone opt for this album?
Passive music that doesn't excel... I have spent a lot of time in Excel today. Favourite track: The Man Who Would Be King
If the Clash a dog a ran into a wall that was The Arctic Monkeys you’d have this pug-like abomination that really wouldn’t really survive on its own.
Its fine. Definitely not a 1001 album I need to hear before I die 2
so not for me. I'm glad someone likes it.
2.5
Sloppy and not very interesting.
kind of meh
I appreciated the attempt and what it was in-tribute to, just isn’t my style
No doubt they rock out, but not really my jam. I imagine they tear up some garages
It's ok. I don't see what's so innovative about thos
I've never been too hot on The Libertines. I think there's a lot of very reductive things you could say about the band (most of which I find generally true anyway), but like, the amount of critical hype they received in the early 2000s just never really lined up with their legacy or uh the quality of their music. It's The Strokes but drunker and more British. Doesn't suck entirely though. 5/10
Britpunk. OK, but not sure why this is here over something by The Clash or Sex Pistols. Bristled at the title \"Arbeit Macht Frei\" & had to look up the lyrics as they were completely unintelligible -- at least it wasn't a pro-N@zi song.
Incredible this made it through the front door of a label. Non-descript “music”, bubble-gum lyrics, and, well, the vocal is truly forgettable; it brings to mind a trained dingo I saw performing in Australia. Listen to “Don’t Be Shy” and imagine having that as your only music on a deserted island. Truly frightening.
Jangley naughties indie. They weren’t my favourite at the time and now I remember why. Messy and a bit lacking.
Meh, didn't hate this album but no tracks stood out to me. Got through it without getting too bored.. probably wouldn't listen again. 3/10
Poseurs, and not really competent. I know what they are going for, but it doesn't come across as genuine to me.
Kind of liked it but wasn't blown away!
Not my favorite.
insuportavelmente chato
Because British punk is the greatest genre of all, right? This list thinks so.
Meh
Osaavat muodostaa yhden kielen kitarakuvioita, eivät melodioita. Osaavat rämistä, eivät rokata.
low 2, bordering a 1 because i listened to this whilst angry and I already hate music like this
Point off for being British
Big hit or miss energy on this one. One song I’d be really uninterested and the next I would be thinking “oh now this one is potentially good.” What’s truly interesting is that for such a wishy-washy album, somehow all the tracks still managed to sound the same - honestly it’s impressive 🤔
Songs are either mediocre or aweful.
This is ok. Shades of early aughts music. Just ok, 2*, don't hate it. Can't tell why this is on this list. Some reviewer compared them to Arctic Monkeys, which is what this reminded me of.
Pretty decent advert for not being a junkie dickhead. Mumble indie.
There's certainly a lot of drama behind this album. But unlike some other bands who can turn drama and internal tension into great music, this is just ok. I can see how they might have seemed exciting at the time though, touring with legendary acts and also performing underground gigs in their flats. The excitement doesn't really hold up unfortunately and it mostly sounds like just another punk band.
Typical English indie whatever.
This was not really that good.
Yet another ex-1001 album!™ http://1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.wikidot.com/album-artists-a-z-ex It's great until it's not... sadly relegated to the "landfill indie" wasteland. 2.5
I’m still a bit stunned this was made 20 years ago and not 40 years. The Britishness definitely shines through. Not a good thing though. The vocals on Don’t Be Shy are beyond awful. Shy-y-y. Please. I’m with the BBC poll-ees ranking this as the third most overrated album of all time. Cheers. What Katie Did is actually a decent song. Refreshing, but not enough.
soso 2.5
Poop
Pretty average radio rock
2.5 meh
the album cover was misleading - this is not against the grain whatsoever
A few of the songs on here really bring it down. The band has some pretty decent songs bit some of these were straight trash.
Meh. sounds like all the rest
Something about the sleazyness of it all annoys me to hell.
Nope. nothing interesting.
Think this might have been a little overrated at the time.
Can’t stand them now
Started so strong! Can’t stand me now - classic. Really good example of a polished indie rock band from the early 00’s. Album became a bit repetitive. Downhill after song 1
Suspect that this would come across well live as their concerts tend to be fairly chaotic; but on album it just sounds amateurish, Sub par indie landfill
I’m not a huge fan of indie music and this just falls into that category. I didn’t enjoy this one all that much. Not my thing
Bit of a mish-mash
Listened Before? N Ummmmm.... I think I'm not British enough for this album? Critical acclaim? hm. I'm kinda speechless. I didn't HATE it, but I can't say I liked it much either. I think I'll just try to forget this frenetic mess. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: What Katie Did
I remember going to one of the last Libertines gig in Camden in 2004. It was in a tent out the back of an art gallery. They were jeered by some of the crowd as they shambled through their set. "Once a Libertine, always a Libertine!" shouted one of their hangers-on. The band split up about a week later. As I walked home in the rain there was a junkie screaming for his mother in a phone box outside the tube station. The Libertines is like skipping the all-night bender and just going straight to waking up in a puddle of your own vomit.
Het heeft de ingredienten om een aardig album te zijn, maar toch vind ik er niet zoveel aan. Weet niet precies waar 'm dat in zit, maar het mist gewoon echt wat meer diepgang. En dat lijzige geluid van Pete D staat me ook gewoon tegen.
Absolutely baffling the this one is on the list and the debut isn’t. This is just tabloid fodder for the 2000s. I love the Libertines, their debut is actually timeless. This hasn’t held up
This is so drab Hard to see why there was so much press surrounding them when they were popular The lead “singer” sounds like he’s having a drunken ramble over some basic run-of-the-mill indie rock instrumentals Luckily, bands like Arctic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand would come along and make garage rock more interesting and FUN Favourite tracks: Can’t Stand Me Now, Don’t Be Shy, What Became of the Likely Lads
Not really for me
Not sure why this is on this list. It's fine, but it's just generic rock.
I don't really remember much about it? There must be better indie/garage rock albums out there to pick from
Can't stand you now? Couldn't stand them then, either. Post-Britpop bilge that's almost indistinguishable from Arcade Fire, Razorlight et al. There is nothing outstanding to redeem this that wasn't available in spades at the time, with Pete Doherty taking the "bad boy britpop wanker" thing into overdrive. Less enfant terrible, more outstanding fuckup.
*Shrug* 2.5 stars.
Why do I not like these guys? This cover puts me on the defensive from the get go. And nothing on here proved me wrong. It's all fine playing and everything. I like me some jangly guitars. But none of these tunes were worth the listen. I don't need any of this.
A part of me understands this album's ramshackle, shambolic charm - and every now and again it threatens to work its magic on me - but far too much of the material sounds underpowered and under-baked. On purpose? It has all the punch of a demo recorded through a mobile phone. Still, some of these lads are QPR fans, so I can't be too harsh. They've suffered enough already. Believe me, I know!
I may be behind you guys, but I'm with you. Nothing here moved me.
Interesting sound. But, couldn't find enough snap.
Not my thing
The Libertines were one of the perpetrators of the garage rock revival, though from the UK side. The energetic indie rock is dragged down by Peter Doherty's unfortunate voice. Many of the songs meander and feel like a waste of space. It is the opposite of purposeful songwriting. It's trashy, boring, safe music that probably seemed cool at the time but has aged terribly. The legacy of the Libertines is weak and their influence is nil. Better rock music has been made by better bands that same year. Go listen to Modest Mouse or Interpol instead.
This sounds very run-of-the-mill to me. "The Libertines was voted the third-most overrated album ever made in a 2005 BBC public poll." Seems about right.
I'll guarantee this is UK indie rock. That cover speaks for itself. The one on the right looks like classic chav bullshit. Bet this sucks. Yeah, standard issue UK indie rock. Just like the thousand other tiny variations on it I've already heard here. Surely they know this shit is only ever very mildly popular outside the UK? 2/5.
Robert continue de mettre le doigt là où se situe précisément notre désintérêt.
Pretty blah. Didn't like the vocals. Nothing really did it for me.
Yeah I don't really know what to think about this. There is a certainly a rawness and a feeling of punk abandon here--I don't know for sure, but I would not be surprised if they came about as being popular after the success of The Strokes. Some of these songs are chaotic enough and fun enough to work, but I'm just not really feeling it. Kind of surprised this is on this list.
punk rock but none of the songs interested me 2.5
Meh. Its like Lacroix punk, there's just a smidgen of it there and it doesn't really satisfy. It's not even diet Coke level punk which would suffice.
Hard-pressed to see how this record is significant in any way at all. Like why before I die do I need to hear this? The answer is unclear. It's not weird enough. It's not good enough. It's not exciting enough. Heck, it's not even boring enough or terrible enough. It's middling indie rock with a slightly punky vibe. Okay. But why?
2.7
Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it. Probably will not listen again.
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big ole meh for me. sounded like the mid 2000s but not in any way that interests me
I can appreciate what they're going for here, but it just didn't do it for me. The vocals in particular I found to be quite abrasive.
You can take me anywhere!
Unfortunately, this album goes on the pile of "What am I doing on this list" records. I was struggling to find anything original or honest about this position. But here I am, with empty hands, after listening to this two times in a row, because maybe I missed something important? Maybe there was a moment, on one of the tracks, that would unlock the whole experience for me? Or maybe a thorough background check of the band and the album will make it clearer? Nope, nothing works. It's just another indie rock band with indie rock album and indie rock tracks, just with a small twist - it's not good.