The Libertines’ Peter Doherty preps first solo album in 9 years (hear “Felt Better Alive”)

Peter Doherty has been busy with The Libertines lately but he’s now announced a new solo album, his first in nine years. It’s titled Felt Better Alive and will be out May 16 via Doherty’s own Strap Originals label. He made it with producer Mike Moore, who plays guitar in Liam Gallagher’s solo band.

Felt Better Alive‘s title track is also the first single, which Doherty describes as “bouncy, quite country,” though I’d offer there’s a little sea shanty in there as well. “‘Dredging the mouth of the Humber’ is a line from Hancock [about coagulated sprinkled sugar in the bottom of a bowl of cornflakes],” says Doherty. “The chorus I love, ‘And I’d always planned/ To sing in a sweet and soulful way as only cowboys can/ But my saddle strap snapped like a dog-chewed tourniquet…’ It’s an accurate description of how I feel about certain times in my life, y’know? Treasures of the Sierra Madre: you set off on this mission for the gold and you just ended up lost in the mountains, being hunted by bandits.”

You can watch the video for “Felt Better Alive” below.

Peter will be on a solo tour later this year across the UK and Europe, and those dates are below.

FELT BETTER ALIVE
01 “Calvados”
02 “Pot Of Gold”
03 “The Day The Baron Died”
04 “Stade Océan”
05 “Out Of Tune Ballon”
06 “Felt Better Alive”
07 “Ed Belly”
08 “Poca Mahoney’s”
09 “Fingee”
10 “Prêtre De La Mer”
11 “Empty Room”

PETER DOHERTY – 2025 TOUR DATES
March 8 – Newport, ICC Wales (‘Anywhere In Albion’)
March 12 – Wimborne, The Tivoli Theatre
March 13 – Birmingham, XOYO
March 14 – Oldham, Whittles
March 16 – Bristol, Trinity Centre
March 17 – Deptford, New Cross Inn
March 18 – Catford, Blackheath Halls
March 20 – Mansfield, Canvas
March 21 – Watford, Palace Theatre
March 23 – Newcastle, Wylam Brewery
April 6 – Geneva, Antigel Festival
April 26 – Paris, Le Trianon
April 30 – Amsterdam, Melkweg
May 1 – Cologne, Die Kantine
May 2 – Berlin, Festsaal Kreuzberg
May 3 – Leipzig, Taubchenthal
May 5 – Munich, Technikum
May 13 – Bruges, Cactus Muziekcentrum