Well you can't be sure about much when it comes to the Libertines, but you can be pretty certain that this summer we'll all get to hear the band's highly anticipated second album. Rough Trade has said they will release the album on 30 Aug, and that the track listing will be as follows:
Can't Stand Me Now
Last Post On The Bugle
Don't Be Shy
The Man Who Would Be King
Music When The Lights Go Out
Narcissist
The Ha Ha Wall
Arbeit Macht Frei
Campaign Of Hate
What Katie Did
Tomblands
The Saga
Road To Ruin
What Became Of The Likely Lads.
Elsewhere in Libertines news, frontman Pete Doherty has made another post to his Babyshambles website reporting that: "I'm healthier and more together, just need to show the lads I can hold it together and maybe we can do the festivals. Wouldn't it be lovely?"
That said bandmate Carl Barat was less sure about meeting summer festival commitments. When interviewed by the BBC at this week's Mojo Awards he said: "Ten minutes is a long time in the Libertines, so you never know what could happen. He is always part of the band, of course he is. The band wouldn't be the band if he wasn't".