Up The Bracket by the Libertines 2002

It started with the film clip of Up The Bracket on Rage one night. Just one of those film clips that are instantly exciting because of the sound for one but also the image. For one it made them seem they didn't give a bollocks. but also at the same time, there was the English military coats and English flags. Although at first, I approached them as a UK Strokes when I got the album there was just so much more. Firstly it was produced by Mick Jones of The Clash and the attitude of that band is all over the record. It's got Beatles melodies, Syd Barret influences, Keith Richard harmonies a Kinks feel especially in the lyrics and references to Albion. It rejected the US and baseball caps. It embraced English pop culture. It was the start of the great British rock revival of the noughties.
At the time I was on my last legs as a DJ at The Union Hotel. The old indie days were over and now I was no longer running the club but coming in half the night to spin some discs before Dan took over. We had big crowds but were playing dance music almost all the time. Most of it forgettable crap. I wanted to play this record but it didn't fit in. When after an unfortunate incident where a patron was hurt badly the club was closed it brought about the end of my 16 years DJing. It was time to get the Telecaster out again.