Babyshambles

'The Blinding EP'

Tabloid bad boy rebels by showing up, playing music.

Spin Rating5 of 10

Between drug busts and court appearances, Pete Doherty somehow found time for this likably messy five-track sequel to his quartet's 2005 debut album. Despite the noisy, overheated production, which tries to make Babyshambles sound like tough guys, or at least Arctic Monkeys, Doherty's slack, go-with-the-flow persona rules (in contrast to the pissed-off vibe of Dirty Pretty Things, the other ex-Libertines band, led by Carl Barât). If these bleary rockers feel unfinished, at least they're not the flaming disaster that you probably expected. 

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Babyshambles - "The Blinding"
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By Jon Young

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