Peter Doherty is teasing his new album ‘Felt Better Alive’, set for release via Strap Originals on 16th May.
New single ‘The Day The Baron Died’ is accompanied by a video filmed in Etretat, Normandy. The gothic-themed visual, directed by Thad & Numa, features Doherty and Katia deVidas Doherty.
Speaking about the new track, Doherty says: “I always thought it was a weird jazz number, with a silly, catchy little melody. It’s a kind of homage to [John Lennon’s] ‘Instant Karma’, not the lyrics but the weird off time drum fill in the chorus. And I’m not gonna explain what the song’s about because I’m working on a follow up!”
The album follows Doherty’s 2022 collaboration with Frederic Lo, ‘The Fantasy Life of Poetry & Crime’, and comes after The Libertines’ chart-topping 2024 album ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’. A 7″ vinyl single featuring two non-album tracks, ‘Océan’ and ‘Honky Noir’, will also be released.
Former The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce will join Doherty’s band for select shows on his upcoming tour. The dates in full read:
APRIL
25 De Casino, Sint Niklass, Belgium
26 Le Trianon, Paris, France
27 Het Depot, Leuven, Belgium
28 OM, Liege, Belgium
30 Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
MAY
1 Die Kantine, Cologne, Germany
2 Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany
3 Taubchenthal, Leipzig, Germany
5 Muffathalle, Munich, Germany
13 Cactus Muziekcentrum, Bruges, Belgium
14 The Great Escape, Brighton, UK
16 Crash (Brudenell Social Club), Leeds, UK
17 Jacaranda, Liverpool, UK
19 Applestump (Nantwich Civic Hall), Nantwich, UK
20 Banquet (Pryzm), Kingston, UK
21 Rough Trade East, London, UK
23 East Brighton Park, Brighton, UK
24 In It Together Festival, Port Talbot, UK
JUNE
2 Primavera Nitsa Club, Barcelona, Spain
15 Batavia Theatre, Terni, Italy
JULY
18 Priory, Hitchin, UK
20 Palp Festival, 1948 Fionnay, Switzerland
24 Together Again Festival, Bolesworth, UK
26 Lazydays Festival, Southend, UK
AUGUST
12 La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, UK
13 La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, UK
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