Release Date: May 16, 2025
Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
Record label: Strap Originals
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The sometime Libertine’s thoughtful, lyrically sharp songs here stand as testament to a life transformed, where peace and personal growth take centre stage If you've come looking for indie sleaze, search elsewhere. Now married and nearly six years clean, Peter Doherty is happier and has traded late-night mayhem for cheese, fizz, and a quieter kind of contentment. Felt Better Alive is a testament to that – a reflection of a life transformed, where peace and personal growth take centre stage.
On 'Felt Better Alive', Peter Doherty breathes a sigh of relief. This album is the sound of somebody who has fought through a multitude of demons in full public view, come through the other side and is finally beginning to achieve a sense of peace. It sees The Libertines head honcho further stake his claim to being one of the most versatile, poetic and naturally skilled songwriters of his era.
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