Babyshambles - Shotters Nation

Well, in our second installment of a two part series of post-Libertines bands, here's Pete Doherty's other love (besides music, writing, Kate Moss and recreational drugs), "Babyshambles". Unlike Barat's "Dirty Pretty Things", Doherty started fresh and retained no ex-Libertines in his band. Now this band was actually formed while Pete was still in the Libertines, but after they eventually split up, Babyshambles was his main focus. Touring right after the fall of the Libertines in fall 2004, but not putting out a full debut album (Down in Albion) until December 2005... Unlike Barat's DPT's, Babyshambles had a very different sound from the Libertines, only rarely replicating that sound on a few tracks. This new musical styling included even a raggae-fused song, which Doherty does a pretty good job at.

However, "Down in Albion" was very disliked by the music critics (compared to Barat's DPT and definitely the Libertines, and even though it was produced by former Clash member Mick Jones). Granted, that debut album was sporadic, the flow from track to track is not very good, and really there were only a couple of gems on it. Turning to their follow-up sophomore album, "Shotters Nation", Babyshambles have delivered a much more accessible and catchy album that reverts closer to the Libertines sound. However, if I had to take a choice of what album I would rank between DPT and Babyshmables, Barat's "Waterloo to Anywhere" would be the clear winner...

Without any further adu, you can nab the brand NEW Babyshambles album (which just dropped TODAY) here.

You can get Down in Albion here.

And here's AMG's bio on Babyshambles. And reviews of Down in Albion at Metacritic here.

Check the new single from Shotters Nation, "Delivery" -- a groovy tune!