THE LIBERTINES RELEASE NEW ALBUM
ALL QUIET ON THE EASTERN ESPLANADE OUT NOW
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“This is a classic Libertines album.” - THE GUARDIAN
“The most evolutionary record in The Libertines’ cannon…a pure gem.” - HOT PRESS 9/10
The Libertines release their hotly anticipated fourth studio album, All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade, today on April 5, 2024. The release marks the band’s first new album in nine years.
The Libertines released a fabulous new single (quite possibly the most Libertines single ever!) on March 6th. Entitled “Oh Shit,” it is an earworm anthem for these economically challenging times. Written by Carl Barat and Peter Doherty, “Oh Shit” is the fourth single to be lifted from All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade, following the release of “Run, Run, Run” VIDEO, “Night Of The Hunter” VIDEO and “Shiver” VIDEO.
On All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade, the quartet of unlikely lads have gathered from their new-found homes in France, Denmark, Margate and London to solder a strongest-ever internal bond, and scale new creative heights resulting in the best music of their extraordinary career so far.
Featuring eleven new sparkling Libertines songs with songwriting credits shared among the four band members, the album 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 2023 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).
The story of the making of All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade goes like this - in September ’22 Libs glimmer twins Doherty and Barât decamped to Geejam in Port Antonio, Jamaica. Away from any distraction the chemistry between the infamous songwriting partnership began to bubble in earnest.
Fast forward to February ’23 and Peter and Carl regrouped with rock solid knaves to the rhythm, John and Gary, at The Albion Rooms, and, says Doherty, “we really came together as a band. It was a moment of rare peace and unity, with all the members contributing.”
For Carl, the whole Libertines journey has been leading to this moment. “Our first record was born out of panic, and disbelief that we were actually allowed to be in a studio; the second was born of total strife and misery; the third was born of complexity; this one feels like we were all actually in the same place, at the same speed, and we really connected.”
Peter proclaims: “We're over the moon, and the ball is in the back of the net… and I'm chuffed for the lads!” He adds, more seriously, “I feel like we’ve completed a cycle of some kind as a band, and finally now we can add these songs to the set list, because we've got some bangers in there. Now we’ve opened the hotel and used the studio ourselves and it’s all worked out – more Libertines records? I should hope so!”
The album - named All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade as a nod to their hotel’s street address and their enduring love of Erich Maria Remarque’s landmark anti-war novel – is an unequivocal triumph.
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. The track listing for all formats is:
Run, Run, Run
Mustang
Have A Friend
Merry Old England
Man With The Melody
Oh Shit
Night Of The Hunter
Baron’s Claw
Shiver
Be Young
Songs They Never Play On The Radio
The Libertines are thrilled to see their UK/IRELAND tour all sold out within hours - faster than any previous tours in their history. To cater for the unprecedented demand, two shows have been added in September in Ireland Cork (22nd) and Limerick (25th) and four shows in November: Lincoln (17th), Stockton (18th), Bath (20th) and Bournemouth 21st.
The full dates for the All Quiet On The Esplanade Tour are:
SEPTEMBER
22nd SUN Cork Cypress Avenue
23rd MON Dublin 3Olympia Theatre SOLD OUT
24th TUE Belfast The Telegraph Building SOLD OUT
25th WED Limerick Live At The Big Top
OCTOBER
3rd THU Birmingham O2 Academy SOLD OUT
4th FRI Norwich UEA SOLD OUT
5th SAT Cambridge The Corn Exchange SOLD OUT
7th MON Cardiff Great Hall SOLD OUT
8th TUE Bristol O2 Academy SOLD OUT
17th THU Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom SOLD OUT
18th FRI Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom SOLD OUT
19th Sat Liverpool Mountford Hall SOLD OUT
21st Mon Nottingham Rock City SOLD OUT
22nd TUE Leeds O2 Academy SOLD OUT
30th WED London Roundhouse SOLD OUT
31st THU London Roundhouse SOLD OUT
NOVEMBER
1st FRI London Roundhouse SOLD OUT
4th MON Sheffield The Octagon SOLD OUT
5th TUE Newcastle NX SOLD OUT
7th THU Manchester Albert Hall SOLD OUT
8th FRI Manchester Albert Hall SOLD OUT
9th SAT Manchester Albert Hall SOLD OUT
17th SUN Lincoln Engine Shed
18th MON Stockton Globe
20th WED Bath Forum
21st THU Bournemouth O2 Academy
The Libertines will be playing the following in/out-store shows on the week of release of the new album with a special Q&A happening at Rough Trade East.
APRIL IN/OUT-STORES:
5th FRI Coventry HMV Empire
6th SAT Birmingham Acoustic
Manchester Academy w/ Crash Records
8th MON Rough Trade East Q&A w/ Rough Trade
9th TUE Pryzm Kingston w/ Banquet Records
As previously announced The Libertines headline the SOLD OUT ‘On The Beach Festival’ in Brighton on Sunday, July 28th.
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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