THE LIBERTINES
SINGLE Shiver (Out Now)
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
ALBUM
All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade (8th March)
The Libertines are cock-a-hoop to announce the release a new single Shiver, taken from the band’s forthcoming new album, All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade. Listen/Stream Shiver: TheLibertines.lnk.to/shiver
Shiver is co-written by Peter Doherty and Carl Barât:
Carl “Peter had a song and I had a song and we mashed them up and did it collaboratively.”
Peter “I would probably find it difficult to work out who did what because we were both there the whole time through its creation. It should really be called ‘The Last Dream Of Every Dying Soldier’, but everyone liked the title ‘Shiver’.”
The video for Shiver a Bergmanesque seaside funeral of a pearly king, shot in stark black and white, stars the Libertines in their sharpest charcoal threads alongside a cast of several characters who appear on the sleeve art for All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade. The video was directed by Alex Brown (La Roux / James Blake) and shot in Cliftonville, Margate and at The Libertines’ hotel The Albion Rooms. It is the third instalment in a series of Margate-themed videos, following on from first single Run, Run, Run and Night Of The Hunter
The Libertines will also be recording a session at BBC Maida Vale Studios later this month for broadcast on Radio 2 ‘Piano Room’ in February.
All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade, The Libertines’ fourth album, is released on 8th March ’24 through EMI and is available to preorder here: TheLibertines.lnk.to/AQOTEEPR
All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade was produced by Grammy-nominated producer Dimitri Tikovoï (The Horrors/Charli XCX/Becky Hill) and recorded at The Albion Rooms in Margate. Recorded in just four weeks during February and March ’23 and finished over seven days at La Ferme de Gestein Studios in Normandy, with additional production and mixed by Dan Grech-Marguerat (Lana Del Rey/Liam Gallagher/Paul McCartney).
All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade will be available on CD, deluxe CD, 12” vinyl in limited edition coloured variants, deluxe double vinyl cassette and digital download.
Having stormed the Lido in Margate for two shows in December, The Libertines play the following club shows over the next few months, all of which sold out within minutes of going on sale.
JANUARY
23rd TUE Stockton Arc
24th Wed Liverpool Cavern Club
25th THU Milton Keynes MK11
27th SAT Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
28th SUN Derby Hairy Dog
29th Mon Lincoln Drill Hall
FEBRUARY
11th SUN Falmouth Pavilions
12th Mon Southampton Engine Room
14th WED Stoke Underground
15th THU Leeds The Wardrobe
16th FRI Glasgow Oran Mor
The Libertines are Peter Doherty – vocals/guitar, Carl Barât – vocals/guitar, John Hassall – bass guitar and Gary Powell– drums. The band have released three albums: Up The Bracket (2002); The Libertines (2004); and Anthems For Doomed Youth (2015).
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago