Libertines

Powered by dual frontmen Pete Doherty and Carl Barât, The Libertines took the 2000s UK garage rock revival to the top of the charts.

∙ Mick Jones of The Clash produced their Platinum-certified debut, 2002’s Up the Bracket, which made Pitchfork’s list of the Top 200 Albums of the 2000s.

∙ Their 2003 single “Don’t Look Back Into the Sun” peaked just shy of the Top 10 on the UK Singles chart, earning them Best Band honors at the NME Awards.