Carl Barât and the Jackals

Carl Barât and the Jackals is The Libertines' co-frontman newest incarnation, born out of the embers of Dirty Pretty Things and hot off the heels of Carl's 2010 solo debut. The Jackals themselves consist of Billy Tessio on guitar, Adam Claxton on the bass guitar and Jay Bone on the drums. Announcing on his self-run Facebook page "I'm looking to put together a brand new band. It won't make you rich but it will be a trip". He said: "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. 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." Bringing the punk energy that was almost completely absent on Carl's solo debut back to the forefront, the gang mentality that Carl so clearly desired to have back is as present here with this fresh blood as it was/is with The Libertines. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.