Anthems for Doomed Youth

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Anthems for Doomed Youth
Anthems For Doomed Youth Libertines Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
The Libertines
Released11 September 2015
RecordedKarma Sounds Studios, Thailand [1]
Genre Garage rock, indie rock
Length45:45
Label Virgin EMI (UK)
Harvest (US)
Producer Jake Gosling
The Libertines chronology
Time for Heroes – The Best of The Libertines
(2007)		Anthems for Doomed Youth
(2015)		 All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade
(2024)
Singles from Anthems for Doomed Youth
  1. "Gunga Din"
    Released: 2 July 2015
  2. "Glasgow Coma Scale Blues"
    Released: 20 August 2015
  3. "Heart of the Matter"
    Released: 22 October 2015

Anthems for Doomed Youth is the third studio album by English garage rock band The Libertines, released on 11 September 2015. [2] The album contains two notable literary references: the tracks "Anthem for Doomed Youth" and "Gunga Din" reference poems of the same titles by Wilfred Owen and Rudyard Kipling, respectively. "Gunga Din" was released as the album's first single on 2 July 2015. [3] The album's second single, "Glasgow Coma Scale Blues", was released on 20 August 2015. [4] The success of the album produced multiple European tours from 2015-2019.

Contents

Release

The album was released in 3 formats: Digital, CD, and Vinyl. There is also a Deluxe Edition, released on CD and Digitally, including extra tracks. A box set, including a Deluxe CD, a Vinyl copy, exclusive film, and signed art prints, was also released. [2] To celebrate the release of the new LP 'a week of shenanigans' was announced, mainly taking place at Camden's Dublin Castle venue. The run of events was titled 'Somewhere Over the Railings'. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.7/10 [6]
Metacritic 70/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
NME 7/10 [12]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [13]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Spin 6/10 [16]
Uncut 8/10 [17]

Reviews for the album were generally positive, earning a rating of 70 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating generally favourable reviews. [7] Charles Pitter at PopMatters declared the album "an enjoyable overload of charisma". [18]

Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote, "The first new album from the reformed Libertines is better than anyone could have possibly dreamed. It may be a new beginning or a complete finish, but it's a vast improvement over how the Libertines' narrative appeared doomed to end". [19]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
NME NME's Albums of the Year 20152015
29 [20]

Track listing

All tracks written by Doherty and Barât.

No.TitleLength
1."Barbarians"3:35
2."Gunga Din"2:58
3."Fame and Fortune"3:07
4."Anthem for Doomed Youth"4:26
5."You're My Waterloo"4:19
6."Belly of the Beast"4:06
7."Iceman"4:58
8."Heart of the Matter"3:29
9."Fury of Chonburi"2:40
10."The Milkman's Horse"3:23
11."Glasgow Coma Scale Blues"3:12
12."Dead for Love"5:14
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Love on the Dole"3:13
14."Bucket Shop"3:03
15."Lust of the Libertines"4:01
16."7 Deadly Sins"3:04
17."Over It Again" (Japan bonus track)2:18

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [21] 55
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [22] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [24] 18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [25] 28
French Albums (SNEP) [26] 22
Irish Albums (IRMA) [27] 10
Italian Albums (FIMI) [28] 57
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [29] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [30] 11
UK Albums (OCC) [31] 3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [32] 1

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