Carl Barat ‘doesn’t want to be a solo artist anymore’


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Carl Barat wants to form the third band of his career before he releases another new album.

Barat’s solo career currently consists of one self-titled studio album which was released in 2010 and followed his previous work with The Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things.

But after recently completing work on what looked like being a straightforward second solo LP with Joby Ford, he has now said the album’s release will be put on hold until he forms a new band.

“I don’t want to be a solo artist anymore, I want to get another band together and I want to do that straight away,” he remarks. “I’ve made a record I’m really proud of, but I’ve worked too hard to just put it out there. The songs are great, so I don’t just want to get a load of session players in the tour it. I want the best band around me to play it, I want the gang mentality.”


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