All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade is the fourth studio album by English garage rock band the Libertines, released on 5 April 2024 through EMI[1] in the United Kingdom and Casablanca/Republic Records in North America. It is their first studio release in nearly nine years, following Anthems for Doomed Youth (2015).
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Released | 5 April 2024 | |||
Recorded | February–March 2023 | |||
Studio | Albion Rooms (Margate) | |||
Length | 38:29 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | Dimitri Tikovoï | |||
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Singles from All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade | ||||
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Background
editOn 13 October 2023, the band shared the lead single "Run Run Run" and announced the accompanying album. The song was seen as a "classic yet subtly raucous Libs indie dancefloor anthem". Frontman Carl Barât described it as the "lifelong project of a life on the lash" and drew comparisons to the 1971 novel Post Office.[2]
About the album, Pete Doherty revealed that the band "really came together" and found a "moment of rare peace" creating the project comprising 11 tracks.[3] Doherty and Barât first started working on the record in September 2022 at a studio in Geejam in Port Antonio, Jamaica before reuniting with John Hassall and Gary Powell.[4] All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade was recorded over a four-week period in February and March 2023 at the Albion Rooms in Margate,[5] a location owned by the band members.[6] Produced by Dimitri Tikovoï, the recording process felt like them being all "in the same place, at the same speed" and connected for once, according to Barât.[7] All four band members share songwriting credits on every track.[8]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Carl Barât, Pete Doherty, John Hassall and Gary Powell, with additional writers noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Run Run Run" (Danny Connors) | 2:53 |
2. | "Mustangs" (Connors) | 3:27 |
3. | "I Have a Friend" | 2:58 |
4. | "Merry Old England" | 4:49 |
5. | "Man with the Melody" (
| 3:56 |
6. | "Oh Shit" | 3:01 |
7. | "Night of the Hunter" | 4:08 |
8. | "Baron's Claw" (Mike Moore) | 3:37 |
9. | "Shiver" | 3:00 |
10. | "Be Young" | 2:33 |
11. | "Songs They Never Play on the Radio" | 4:07 |
Total length: | 38:29 |
Personnel
editThe Libertines
- Carl Barât – vocals, guitar (all tracks); piano (tracks 5, 8, 11), background vocals (9, 11)
- Pete Doherty – guitar (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 6, 11), vocals (5, 7, 10, 11)
- John Hassall – background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 6, 10, 11), drums (1), bass (2–11); synthesizer programming, vocals (5); piano (8)
- Gary Powell – background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 6, 10, 11), drums (2–11), string arrangement (5, 7), vocals (5), percussion (7)
Additional musicians
- Richie Kennedy – programming (all tracks), percussion (track 1), piano (2), background vocals (6), clapping (9)
- Dimitri Tikovoï – percussion (tracks 1–10), Wurlitzer electric piano (1), piano (2, 4, 7, 9, 11), organ (2), keyboards (4, 7, 9–11), background vocals (6)
- Dan Grech-Marguerat – programming
- Julie Gay – background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 11)
- Pascale Mason – background vocals (2, 3, 11)
- Alice Allen – cello (tracks 4, 5, 7, 11)
- Liam Brolly – viola (tracks 4, 5, 7, 11)
- Fiona Brice – violin (tracks 4, 5, 7, 11)
- Katrina Lee – violin (tracks 4, 5, 7, 11)
- Claude Samuel Levine – theremin (track 7)
- Atholl Ransome – saxophone (track 8)
- Malcolm Strachan – trombone, trumpet (track 8)
Technical
- Dimitri Tikovoï – production
- Matt Colton – mastering
- Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing
- Richie Kennedy – engineering
- Matthew Boyle – engineering (tracks 4, 5, 7, 11)
- Ben Barker – engineering (track 8)
- Fiona Brice – string arrangement (tracks 4, 5, 7, 11)
- The Haggis Horns – recording arrangement (8)
- Charles Haydon Hicks – mixing assistance
- Luke Burgoyne – mixing assistance
- Eliaz Le Floch – engineering assistance
- Jason Stafford – engineering assistance
Charts
editChart (2024) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 4 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 40 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 8 |
French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 21 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 7 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] | 51 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] | 31 |
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[16] | 41 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] | 1 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 8 |
UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 1 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[20] | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade". Official Charts.
- ^ Trendell, Andrew (13 October 2023). "The Libertines return with 'Run Run Run' and announce new album 'All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade'". NME. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Monroe, Jazz (13 October 2023). "The Libertines Return With First Album Since 2015, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Taysom, Joe (13 October 2023). "The Libertines announce new album 'All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanad". Far Out. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Pearis, Bill (13 October 2023). "The Libertines announce first album in 9 years, share "Run Run Run"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Isobel (13 October 2023). "The Libertines announce first album in nine years, All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade". The Independent. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Anderson, Carys (13 October 2023). "The Libertines Announce Comeback Album All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade, Share New Song: Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (13 October 2023). "The Libertines Announce First New Album In Nine Years All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade". Stereogum. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Libertines – All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Libertines – All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Libertines – All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 15, 2024)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Libertines – All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 12 April 2024". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-04-15/p/4" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of April 10, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Libertines – All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 April 2024.