Jan 28
In an era when rock bands seem to have become extinct, the scruffy presence of The Libertines could soon be felt in the charts when the album Anthems for Doomed Youth is released. This is a band that burned brightly between 2002 and 2004, making two albums – one of which went platinum and both of which are consistently at the top of critics’ favourite albums of that decade.
Their popularity and appeal outlasted the band and grew fonder in their absence. With the pervasive self-myth they named Albion, The Libertines masterfully created a uniquely British atmosphere, including their audience in a rebellious celebration of youthful passion and poetry. Davey Ray Moor
