Ja, besonders Drowned in Sound ist wieder begeistert:
Babyshambles once promised to keep the Arcadian dream alive. Instead, they’ve fizzled out in a fit of mediocrity.
Even the most cursory listen to Sequel To The Prequel can’t disguise the sad truth at its heroin-flecked core: Doherty is far more interested in taking drugs than making songs. Arguably, this has been a defining trait of his tragic existence for some time now. On Babyshambles’ third album, it’s blindingly obvious.
In recent interviews, the boy formerly known as Bilo has freely admitted that bassist Drew McConnell pushed the album’s songwriting process forward in spite of his apathy. Sadly, the fate of both McConnell and guitarist Mik Whitnall is tied to Doherty’s and he fails to deliver – even by the middling standards of 2007’s Shotter’s Nation. Lead single ‘Nothing Comes To Nothing’ is a microcosm of the record’s woes, a sunny tribute to The Kinks that’s sullied by slurred lyrics and a whimpering howl.
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