User ratings in Music are temporarily disabled. More info
- Summary: The first full-length studio release from British indie rock band The Libertines since 2015's Anthems For Doomed Youth was recorded over four weeks and was produced by Dimitri Tikovoï.
Buy Now
| Buy on |
|
- Record Label: EMI
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
- More Details and Credits »
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 9 out of 14
-
Mixed: 5 out of 14
-
Negative: 0 out of 14
-
Apr 2, 2024Whilst we aren’t handed the next chapter of The Libertines story on a platter, the beauty and tumult of the band is in the subtext. It’s in John Hassall and Gary Powell joining Barat and Doherty’s mythic duo on vocals for the first time on ‘Man With The Melody’. It’s in the closer, ‘Songs They Never Played On The Radio’, which was born in 2006 and finished for ‘All Quiet…’, one of the most beautiful Libertines songs of all time.
-
Apr 4, 2024Variously embracing fado, jazzy whiskey-bar blues and tensile, grandiose strings, ... Eastern Esplanade is easily The Libertines’ most expansive and ambitious record.
-
Apr 4, 2024What they have done, though, is find their voice again, and, for the first time in over 20 years, The Libertines feel like a band with a viable future.
-
Apr 2, 2024Even the weakest Libs composition is a standard many British songwriters can only aspire to, to this day. If nothing else, it’s heartwarming that the story is still unfolding for the Likely Lads.
-
Apr 8, 2024The Libertines may be running low on originality, but they can still produce a strong tune when the muse strikes.
-
Record CollectorJun 10, 2024Neither classic comeback nor addled disaster, it's hopefully a stepping stone to again becoming a functioning exciting live act and more productive studio band. [Mar 2024, p.105]
-
Apr 10, 2024The Libertines, with their second comeback, have chosen the other, “safe” direction, and sacrificed their integrity for it. Doherty sounds tired, abandoning nostalgia for kitschy gestures. Barât has fun, putting on his old jacket and playing rockstar, but he’s not rethinking his role as musician, or portraying growth as a songwriter.