Peter Doherty

Peter Doherty’s fifth solo album, Felt Better Alive, is a gorgeous collection of poetic vignettes, both acoustic and orchestral, indie-folk and country, poignant and outright comic. Felt Better Alive is his most confident solo collection yet, sprinkled with radiant playfulness, almost innocence at times, shot through with Peter Doherty’s signature melodic nous, quirky poetic realism and visual story-telling gifts. The songwriting began in an idyllic rural setting, the Normandy village where Peter and his family live. Encouraged, he enlisted friend and producer/musician Mike Moore, who’s produced Baxter Dury and plays guitar in Liam Gallagher’s band, the pair then shaping the album ready for release on Peter’s own label, Strap Originals. Peter Doherty has released eleven albums - Four with The Libertines Up The Bracket (2002), The Libertines (2004), Anthems For Doomed Youth (2015)& All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade (2024); three with Babyshambles: Down In Albion (2005), Shotters Nation (2007) & Sequel To The Prequel (2013); two solo albums: Grace/Wastelands (2009) & Hamburg Demonstrations (2016); one as Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres (2019) and a collaboration with Frederic Lo The Fantasy Life of Poetry & Crime (2022).