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The Libertines on synth-filled new album: 'Don't get scared'

The band have given their first full interview on their new album

 

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The Libertines have spoken in detail for the first time on their much-anticipated new album, telling fans of their new synth sound, "Don't get scared, it's still The Libertines."

The band reformed last year after (apart from a brief reunion gig in 2010) a decade apart, headlining a show at Hyde Park before a series of summer festivals. Despite citing the generous fees as a driving factor in the reunion, they've since proven their renewed commitment to the band by announcing that they're recording a third album.

Speaking to NME ahead of the album's release later this year, Pete Doherty said: "There's a miracle aspect to actually getting it done and all getting together to do it... We're all really proud of it."

Carl Barat added, "It's staggering that we've got to the point where we've actually got an imminent release for the fucking Libertines. Are you kidding me? Honestly, I’m still kind of pinching myself. Is this really going to happen? It’s mental, but I guess it is."

The album will reportedly contain 11 tracks, all of which will be new material, except for a re-recorded version of 'You're My Waterloo', with Barat declaring that the original version hadn't "done it justice."

"It's not us repeating ourselves that's for sure," insisted Barat, saying, "The last thing I wanted us to do was sound like we were back in 2004... For a while, half my mind was thinking that the album would need an 'I Get Along' and a 'Horrorshow' – that fast guitar sound - but we were not really in that rhythm. There are a few nods to that for sure, but if we’re not in that rhythm and it’s not part of our lives, then there’s no point in forcing it."

The band also revealed that there are synths and piano on the album, but bassist John Hassall said, "We’ve gone progressive... No, don’t get scared. It’s still The Libertines, but it would be weird if we came back and just did exactly the same thing."

The Libertines headline T In The Park and Reading & Leeds this summer. For tickets and more information, click here.

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