The Libertines are not far away from releasing a follow-up to 2015’s Anthems For Doomed Youth, with the band recently confirming that they are working on a new record. The band’s frontman Carl Barât recently gave an update about this eagerly anticipated LP, saying that he has a “lot of ideas” for the next album.
“I tend to lock myself away in my little bunker as I can be lazy, I can’t work under the pressure of thinking I need to write a f***ing hit,” he said in a recent interview. “I’ve got a lot of ideas for this album. Ones which I need to chat about with the boys.”
Drummer Gary Powell recently spoke about the band’s fourth studio album as well, saying that the fans will be treated with the familiar sound they love.
“The last thing in the world we would attempt to do would be to reinvent the wheel,” – said Powell. “We have our own identity, and we’ll stick to our own identity as much as we can do. It’s made us who we are. But having said that, there is an opportunity for us to investigate and to investigate new approaches to what we do.”
According to the band’s previous updates on social media, The Libertines are currently recording fourth studio album at their studio in Margate hotel The Albion Rooms.
Formed in 1997, The Libertines quickly rose to fame as one of Britain’s most exciting rock bands. They achieved major success with first two studio albums, 2002’s Up the Bracket and 2004’s The Libertines, but ended up splitting due to various inner conflicts.
The band members settled their differences in 2010 when they reunited for shows at Reading and Leeds Festivals. They officially got back together in 2014, releasing their third studio album, Anthems For Doomed Youth, a year later.
