Carl Barat – Run With the Boys
In the months leading up to the release of Barât’s first solo effort everyone’s mind was focused on the long-awaited Libertines reunion, everyone it seems but the man himself if the first single off his soon to be released album is any indication. Not a complete departure from his previous work with The Libs and Dirty Pretty Things, it is still very retro-referentially and a bit skiffily around the edges, but substantially more pop-influenced and well-polished than we have seen him before and mostly unconcerned with his rep as one of the kings of the British punk revival, the chorus has more in common with Duke Ellington’s big band than The Sex Pistols. Hardly revolutionary and mostly noteworthy for its creator than its own merits, but certainly an intriguing teaser for his album set to be released on October 4 (also my birthday, coincidence????? Probably, but I will pretend it is all for me).
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For more about the track and the album from the one and only Carlos Barât check out his video from the NME.
A Shot in the Dark 