“Hush my darling, no don’t you cry,
Daddy’s trying to write you a lullaby so sweet..
And if that lullaby is a hit,
Dad can buy you loads of cool shit”
On Wednesday May 14th Peter Doherty will release a new song Pot Of Gold, taken from his new album Felt Better Alive released two days later on Friday May 16th.
Pot Of Gold is the forth song, along with FELT BETTER ALIVE , CALVADOS and THE DAY THE BARON DIED , to be lifted from Peter’s extraordinary new album, Felt Better Alive, which isavailable to preorder here: https://peterdoherty.orcd.co/feltbetteralive
The video for Pot Of Gold hilariously debunks Cyril Connolly’s line about the pram in the hallway being the enemy of good art. Featuring his young family and a cast of puppets, it was filmed at Peter’s home in Etretat (Normandy) and was directed by Thad & Numa.
Peter says of Pot Of Gold: “After Billie-May was old enough to move about, it became difficult to get five minutes alone at home with the guitar. So, the only way to do it is to engage her. I’d sing her lullabies, about things she likes, a teddy, and in the end she’d join in and dance along. Rather than, ‘shurrup, I’m trying to write’ or run away to a different room. Get her involved!”
Peter Doherty has just completed a highly successful tour of Europe and will be playing live festival and headline dates, along with In-Store appearances in the coming months. Peter’s band features Mike Joyce – drums (The Smiths), Mike Moore (Liam Gallagher) Mark Neary – bass/Pedal Steel guitar(Baxter Dury) and Jack Jones (Trampolene) – guitar – play the shows marked *.
The full list of shows is:
MAY
14th WED Brighton The Great Escape (Strap Originals showcase) *
16th FRI Leeds Crash (Brudenell Social Club)OUT-STORE SOLD OUT
17th SAT Liverpool 6:00pm Jacaranda IN-STORE SOLD OUT
Liverpool 8:45pm Jacaranda IN-STORE NEW SHOW
19th MON Nantwich Applestump (Nantwich Civic Hall)OUT-STORE
20th TUE Kingston Banquet (Pryzm) OUT-STORE SOLD OUT
21st WED London 4:00pm Rough Trade East IN-STORE SOLD OUT
London 7:00pm Rough Trade East IN-STORE SOLD OUT
22nd THU Paris 7:00pm Chatelet FNAC
23rd FRI Brighton East Brighton Park (with OCS) *
24th SAT Port Talbot In It Together Festival *
JUNE
2nd MON Barcelona PRIMAVERA Nitsa Club
13th FRI Hamburg Molotov Club
14th SAT Bruges Cactus Muziekcentrum SOLD OUT
15th SUN Terni Batavia Theatre
JULY
18th FRI Hitchin Priory (with OCS) *
20th SUN 1948 Fionnay Palp Festival
24th THU Bolesworth Together Again Festival *
26th SAT Southend Lazydays Festival *
27th SUN Etaples Dur Mer Rock en Stock
AUGUST
12th TUE Edinburgh La Belle Angele – Edinburgh Fringe Fest
13th WED Edinburgh La Belle Angele – Edinburgh Fringe Fest
16th SAT HAMBURG MS Dockville
Peter Doherty topped the charts with The Libertines fourth studio album ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’ in 2024. A buoyant spirit permeates Peter Doherty’s fifth solo album, Felt Better Alive, a gorgeous collection of poetic vignettes, both acoustic and orchestral, indie-folk and country.
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).
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