Anthems for Doomed Youth
by The Libertines
  • Record Label: Harvest
  • Release Date: Sep 11, 2015
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 42
  3. Negative: 2 out of 42
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  1. ToffeeBoy
    Sep 11, 2015
    6
    Seen as its been a while since they recorded its not a bad album by any means. There are a couple of good tracks for example "Iceman" & Blur-Esq "Barbarians" but all in all, despite a more rounded and lyrical-ballad type libertines.. its all a bit too polished, produced and well-rounded for me. Tracks like "Glasgow Coma Scale Blues" is the sort of track i'd hoped not to have heard.. iSeen as its been a while since they recorded its not a bad album by any means. There are a couple of good tracks for example "Iceman" & Blur-Esq "Barbarians" but all in all, despite a more rounded and lyrical-ballad type libertines.. its all a bit too polished, produced and well-rounded for me. Tracks like "Glasgow Coma Scale Blues" is the sort of track i'd hoped not to have heard.. i think the deluxe album is saved by its rehashing from tracks from legs 11, "Bucket shop" "lust of the libertines" & "love on the dole" are all great listens (however i do personally prefer the older versions from legs 11).

    "Gunga Din" & "Anthems for doomed youth" are okay tracks, catchy and meaningful but not top draw by any means.

    I'm glad the Libertines recorded this album because it does show off a more of a slower & melodic side to them which i feel wasn't ever really achieved with "Up The Bracket" & "The Libertines", so this album does show their slight diversity.. it's one to be proud of from the likely lads, but i'd rather just leave the scruffy messy libertines in the moment that made them so popular in the first place.    … Expand

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 27
  3. Negative: 1 out of 27
  1. Under The Radar
    Nov 2, 2015
    75
    Anthems for Doomed Youth proves conclusively that they are somehow still standing. Drunkenly swaying and swaggering, but still standing proud and tall.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Oct 16, 2015
    30
    The Libertines have tried to recreate the feeling of their halcyon era but have lost their mojo during their extended hiatus, which means that most of the time, this record sounds like someone playing dialogue from outtakes of Steptoe And Son over a recording of an out-of-tune piano being pushed down an old flight of stairs.
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  3. PopMatters
    Sep 30, 2015
    70
    Anthems for Doomed Youth does what it needs to do by re-establishing the band, but longevity may depend on keeping the personal drama to a minimum, and instead confining it to the music. However in the present, Anthems for Doomed Youth is an enjoyable overload of charisma.
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