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The Fantasy Life of Poetry & Crime Image
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75

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  • Artist(s): Frédéric Lo
  • Summary: The collaboration between Peter Doherty and Frédéric Lo was recorded in France and mixed by François Delabrière.
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Doherty’s folky 2019 album with The Puta Madres was the sound of the former kid in the riot staring out to sea and looking for a little peace. Here with Lo, it feels like he’s truly found it. Now more than ever, this record is truly Arcadian.
  2. Apr 1, 2022
    80
    The combination of having finely crafted compositions and a relatable, poetic voice is effective.
  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Apr 1, 2022
    80
    Wordy, evocative, Pete's absinthe-flavoured fantasy Life fits its cliched template extraordinarily well. [May 2022, p.87]
  4. 40
    Doherty’s weak, watery quiver of a voice is over-exposed on Lo’s parodic pop fantasias, which veer from syrupy and insincere fluff to low-stakes Smiths tributes.