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Dirty Pretty Things is band fronted by former member of The Libertines Carl Barât. The formation of the band was announced in September 2005, after The Libertines had split up in 2004 due to a falling out between Barât and Pete Doherty. Barât had done some work with Vertigo Records and had previously revealed that his new project was with the label. Didz Hammond announced he was leaving the Cooper Temple Clause NETQUOTEVAR:1 to join the band alongside ex-Libertines drummer Gary Powell and guitarist Anthony Rossomando, who had filled in for Doherty following his departure from the Libertines.
Barât's Dirty Pretty Things began recording their first album in Los Angeles, California, with high-profile producer Dave Sardy (producer of the Oasis album Don't Believe The Truth), and in Glasgow with producer Tony Doogan.
The first track of the band's to be released on the CD format was "You Fucking Love It" which was made available on a free CD with the April 1, 2006 NME entitled "NME and MTV2 present Best Newbands Showcase 2006".
The band's debut album, entitled "Waterloo to Anywhere," was released on May 8, 2006. The first single (and first official band release) from the album, "Bang Bang, You're Dead", was released on April 24, 2006 and reached #5 in the singles charts on its first week of sales. The single to follow Bang Bang You're Dead has been confirmed as "Deadwood".
They have toured extensively in the UK during the first half of 2006. Their setlist has comprised of most of the songs from the debut album, along with a few Libertines songs (e.g. Death on the Stairs, France and I Get Along). They played the SXSW festival in Texas, USA.
