Speakers are brought into the boardroom of their Manchester Square HQ. Producer Norman Smith, noted for his work with the Fabs and Pink Floyd, is along too. The band have even gone to the trouble of ...

Carl Barat has admitted that he was too "idealistic" about the Dirty Pretty Things as a band. The group played their final gig together on December 20 after announcing their plans to split up. "I do ...

Carl Barat's Dirty Pretty Things have confirmed that they have split. In a statement, the frontman announced that the four-piece want "to try new things" and pursue "other ventures". What to Read Next ...

NME is streaming the debut full length Waterloo To Anywhere by Dirty Pretty Things. The band features former Libertines members Carl Barât and Gary Powell, as well as that band's touring guitarist ...

Carl Barat doesn’t have a prayer of getting more press than his old Libertines bandmate Pete Doherty, which makes it easy to overlook his new combo, the Dirty Pretty Things. The group includes two ...

Most great bands wait at least a decade before breaking up and sticking fans with a string of not-quite-all-there solo albums, but it only took The Libertines three years and two albums to splinter.