Definately Made In Britain
Pete Doherty shows yet again what an accomplished singer/songwriter he is. With Babyshambles he has that hard hitting combination and working overdrive. It communicates the sense of fun that music should give- vibrant, colourful and fresh.
When you listen to �Flophouse� and �What Katie Did� there is the feeling that this guy would sound good anywhere. Perhaps the fact that they�re acoustic tracks emphasizes the �Street Music� sound they have. There�s a real ability here to bring us into his world; he loves what he�s playing and wants us to.
This sound does what few groups manage- it puts a firm �Made in Britain� stamp on itself. Think of The Who, The Jam, Sex Pistols, Paul Weller, naturally The Libertines... you get the idea, and you�ll recognise a sound that could only come from here.
Only one problem with is, it�s so good, why so few? With limited availability anyone who has this single is bloody lucky, the rest of us will just have to wait a while longer.