A very significant album, Dirty Pretty Things are almost good enough on this album to make you forget about the Libertines. (Key word though, is almost.)
While Pete Doherty has ridden his Babyshambles project, not to mention his own life, into the ground and then even further, ex-Libertine bandmates have released a commendable album under the name Dirty Pretty Things. The band is as vibrant and tight as ever before, with Barat filling in superbly on vocals. The single "Bang Bang You're Dead" is easily the highlight of the album, showing what great potential the group has-- something that should be easier to reach without Doherty's antics to hold them back. That's not to say there aren't other very good tracks though. "Gin and Milk," "The Enemy," "You Fucking Love It," and "Wondering" are all also very well done. "You Fucking Love It" in particular can be attributed as being the sharpest and rowdiest the band has sounded in a very long time. If nothing else, this album should prove that the Libertines aren't dead after all, and that Carl Barat certainly knew what he was doing when he decided to form his own group. While Libertine fans will almost instinctively compare this album for better or for worse to all previous Babyshambles/Libertines work, relative newcomers that are looking for a dose of addicting british punk rock music should be satisfied with Waterloo to Anywhere.
Overall Rating: 83
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