Waterloo To Anywhere

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Waterloo To Anywhere is the debut album of the short-lived Dirty Pretty Things - Originally released on Vertigo Records in May 2006, the album reached number 3 on the UK charts and spawned three Top 40 singles - This reissue is pressed on high-quality 180g black vinyl. What do you do after being part of the Libertines, one of the most notorious British bands of the early 21st century? For Carl Bart, you form Dirty Pretty Things, a sort of indie supergroup of the time. The Libertines' drummer, Gary Powell, guitarist Anthony Rossomando, who replaced Doherty, and former Cooper Temple Clause bassist, Didz Hammond, joined Bart. Waterloo To Anywhere was led by the infectious Top 5 hit Bang Bang You're Dead, which set the tone for the fabulous collection of rock, punk, and ska. Recorded in Los Angeles with producer Dave Sardy and later in Glasgow with Tony Doogan, the album showcases the strength of the band's songwriting. Far from the high-octane standard indie of Gin & Milk and You F*cking Love It, The Gentry Cove was particularly captivating, blending Bart's fascinating wordplay with robust Clash-like reggae/sea shanty interludes. Two years later, it was over; Bart and Powell rejoined the Libertines (and Rossomando later won an Oscar for co-writing Shallow from the film A Star Is Born).