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- Summary: The latest full-length solo release from Peter Doherty features a guest appearance by Lisa O'Neill.
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- Record Label: Strap Originals
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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May 16, 2025Doherty remains a charismatic scene evoker – even though you can’t follow the thread of all his tales, he still makes you feel you were there.
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MojoMay 14, 2025A mix of sentimental parenting and venal cynicism, the orchestral Pot Of Gold is peak Doherty. [Jun 2025, p.88]
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May 16, 2025Whether Pot Of Gold’s lullaby or any of Felt Better Alive is exactly hit material by 2025 standards is hard to say, but it’s wonderful to hear this wayward hero sound so happy to be alive.
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May 14, 2025‘Felt Better Alive’ isn’t going for high art, he’s not looking to create another masterpiece, as evident in the nursery rhyme stomp of ‘Out of Tune Balloon’ and ‘Fingee’, a song that can be best described as Chas n Dave-meets-Lankum that barely lasts two minutes. But this is the sound of one of rock’s most enduring survivors exhaling and having fun, which is ultimately all that matters.
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UncutMay 14, 2025The wistful allure of the heady old days is strong as he ponders the sacred but mostly the profane alongside a fiery Lisa O'Neill on "Poca Mahoney's". But he also finds slapdash inspiration on his doorstep in bucolic Normandy. [Jun 2025, p.31]