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Let It Reign

Carl Barât & The Jackals

Let It Reign

The Libertines co-front man returns with a second solo album of indie rock mainly recorded before the formation of The Jackals

ADM rating[?]

6.5

Label
Cooking Vinyl / Grand Jury Music
UK Release date
16/02/2015
US Release date
17/02/2015
  1. 9.0 |   Art Rocker

    It’s mercurial, it’s assertive… it’s not something you’re going listen to once, tuck away and forget about
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  2. 8.0 |   The Music

    Full of London swagger and stomping punk
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  3. 8.0 |   Q

    It's uplifting stuff. print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   NME

    It’s testament to Carl’s reinvigoration, and to the most electric and exuberant record he’s made since ‘Up The Bracket’
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  5. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    This feels like a placeholder for the forthcoming Libertines album, but, as placeholders go, it’s a stormer
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  6. 8.0 |   Uncut

    It’s uplifting stuff, Barat is certainly on tasty form. Print edition only

  7. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    It feels triumphantly inspired, loose and off the cuff, but filled with enough gravitas to be celebrated and valued
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  8. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    There's plenty to like on Let It Reign for Libertines fans missing that garage rock sound
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  9. 6.0 |   Mojo

    New band, renewed energy, but a familiar sound from Basingstoke's finest. Print edition only

  10. 5.5 |   Under The Radar

    A return to the garage rock that has propelled most of his musical endeavors, the primary thrust of Let It Reign is guttural
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  11. 5.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    It’s apparent Barât is having a great time playing the ringleader
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  12. 4.0 |   The Observer

    There is little of the subtlety or melodic nous that can make Barât’s collaborations with Pete Doherty so beguiling
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  13. 2.0 |   DIY

    ‘Let It Reign’ is as workaday as they come and little more innocuous than playing Russian roulette with a set of water pistols
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