~ The Libertines
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~ Babyshambles
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~ Babyshambles
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~ Dirty Pretty Things
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~ The Strokes
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| 1. Vertigo |
| 2. Death On The Stairs |
| 3. Horror Show |
| 4. Time For Heroes |
| 5. Boys In The Band |
| 6. Radio America |
| 7. Up The Bracket |
| 8. Tell The King |
| 9. The Boy Looked At Johnny |
| 10. Begging |
| 11. The Good Old Days |
| 12. I Get Along |
Certainly, though, there's some fine pedigree to Up the Bracket. With the Clash's Mick Jones at the production helm, gravelly tracks such as "Horror Show" and "The Boy Looked at Johnny" rattle along like phlegmy first-gen punk classics. But like the Strokes, The Libertines manage to imbue snotty garage-rock with a sort of wistful romanticism--an effect that adds genuine soul to their raucous clatter. Although there's no sign of "What a Waster", the snotty single with which the group made their name, there's no shortage of excellent tunes here: "Boys in the Band" is an affectionate hymn to the groupie, with frontmen Pete Doherty and Carl Barat hollering "And they all get 'em out / For the boys in the band". "I Get Along" proves that behind their shambolic veneer these boys have an eye for a tight, nervy but undeniably classic songwriting style that pricks memories of the Jam or the Buzzcocks. Very, very promising. --Louis Pattison
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This is the debut album by the East London four-piece indieact whose music has been compared to that of The Smiths andThe Strokes, amongst others. 'Up The Bracket' was produced by ex-Clash guitarist, Mick Jones. Included is the single, 'Up The Bracket', and the double A-side tracks 'I Get Along' and 'The Boys In The Band'.
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