{{use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Felt Better Alive | type = studio | artist = Pete Doherty | cover = Felt Better Alive.jpg | border = | alt = | released = 16 May 2025 | recorded = | studio = | genre = | length = 28:48 | label = Strap Originals | producer = Mike Moore | prev_title = The Fantasy Life of Poetry & Crime | prev_year = 2022 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Felt Better Alive | type = studio | single1 = Felt Better Alive | single1date = 15 January 2025 | single2 = Calvados | single2date = 26 February 2025 | single3 = The Day That Baron Died | single3date = 9 April 2025 | single4 = Pot Of Gold | single4date = 14 May 2025 }} }} '''''Felt Better Alive''''' is the fifth solo studio album from the Babyshambles frontman and The Libertines co-frontman Pete Doherty. It was released on 16 May 2025 through Strap Originals.<ref>{{cite web |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |title=Pete Doherty tells us about new solo album 'Felt Better Alive': "The Libertines are stark-raving mad not to want these songs" |website=NME |date=15 January 2025 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/pete-doherty-felt-better-alive-new-solo-album-interview-tour-3828970 |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>
== Reception == {{Music ratings | ADM = 7.1/10<ref name="adm">{{Cite web |language=en-US |website=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=2025-05-16 |title=''Felt Better Alive'' by Pete Doherty reviews |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/14311/Peter-Doherty-Felt-Better-Alive-.aspx}}</ref> | MC = 79/100<ref name="Metacritic"/> | rev1 = ''The Arts Desk'' | rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="tad">{{cite web |last=Cumming |first=Tim |title=Album: Peter Doherty |website=The Arts Desk |date=10 May 2025 |url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-peter-doherty-felt-better-alive |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref> | rev2 = ''DIY'' | rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="diy">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Cameron Sinclair |title=Felt Better Alive |website=DIY |date=14 May 2025 |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/peter-doherty-felt-better-alive |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref> | rev3 = ''The Independent'' | rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="independent">{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Helen |title=Pete Doherty channels his current domestic bliss and freedom on Felt Better Alive |website=The Independent |date=16 May 2025 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/pete-doherty-felt-better-alive-album-review-b2751285.html |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Mojo'' | rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="mojo">{{Cite magazine |last=Aizlewood |first=John |date=June 2025 |title=Peter Doherty: ''Felt Better Alive'' |url=https://archive.org/details/mojo-june-2025/page/88/mode/2up |url-access=registration |access-date=26 April 2025 |magazine=Mojo |page=88 |via=the Internet Archive |issn=1351-0193}}</ref> | rev5 = ''MusicOMH'' | rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="momh">{{cite web |last=Livesey |first=Donovan |title=Felt Better Alive |website=musicOMH |date=13 May 2025 |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/peter-doherty-felt-better-alive |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref> | rev6 = ''The Daily Telegraph'' | rev6score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web |last=Hall |first=James |last2=Perry |first2=Andrew |last3=Platt |first3=Poppie |title=Morgan Wallen's 37-track break-up album leaves a bad taste |website=The Daily Telegraph |date=16 May 2025 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/morgan-wallen-im-the-problem-review/ |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Uncut'' | rev7score = 7/10<ref name="uncut">{{Cite magazine |first= Fiona |last=Shepherd|date=June 2025 |title=Peter Doherty: ''Felt Better Alive'' |magazine=Uncut |page=31 |issn=1368-0722}}</ref> }} ''Felt Better Alive'' has received acclaim from critics. At the review aggregator Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Felt Better Alive'' received a rating of 79 out of 100 based on six critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |title=Reviews for ''Felt Better Alive'' by Peter Doherty |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/felt-better-alive/peter-doherty |access-date=16 May 2025 |publisher=Metacritic}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''Felt Better Alive'' track listing | total_length = 28:48 | title1 = Calvados | writer1 = Peter Doherty | length1 = 2:48 | title2 = Pot of Gold | writer2 = {{hlist|Doherty|Alan Wass}} | length2 = 2:42 | title3 = The Day Baron Died | writer3 = {{hlist|Doherty|Mike Moore}} | length3 = 3:42 | title4 = Stade Océan | writer4 = {{hlist|Doherty|Mik Whitnall}} | length4 = 3:02 | title5 = Out of Tune Balloon | writer5 = {{hlist|Doherty|Carl Barât}} | length5 = 2:25 | title6 = Felt Better Alive | writer6 = Doherty | length6 = 3:20 | title7 = Ed Belly | writer7 = Doherty | length7 = 2:20 | title8 = Poca Mahoney's | writer8 = {{hlist|Doherty|Lisa O'Neill}} | length8 = 1:47 | title9 = Fingee | writer9 = Doherty | length9 = 1:51 | title10 = Prêtre De La Mer | writer10 = {{hlist|Doherty|Moore}} | length10 = 3:02 | title11 = Empty Room | writer11 = Doherty | length11 = 1:44 }}
== Personnel == Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Felt Better Alive |others=Peter Doherty |date=16 May 2025 |publisher=Strap Originals}}</ref> {{div col}} * Peter Doherty – vocals (all tracks), guitar (tracks 6–9, 11), art * Mike Moore – production, mixing (all tracks); guitar (1–6, 9–11), keyboards (3, 4, 10), backing vocals (4, 10), bass (11) * Mark Neary – engineering (all tracks), bass (1–9), double bass (10) * Jason Stafford – engineering * Pascal Bromy – engineering * Christian Wright – mastering * Seb Rochford – drums (1, 2, 6–9, 11), piano (1, 6, 7, 9, 11) * Gloria Gashi – violin (1, 2, 6) * Justina Zajancauskaité – violin (1, 2, 6) * Vincent Dormieu – violin (1, 2, 6) * Frédéric Deville – cello (1, 2, 6) * Kyle Williams – violin (1, 5, 11), piano (5) * Matt Hector – drums (3) * Quentin "Q" Dos Santos – trumpet (3) * Adam Falkner – drums (4, 5, 10) * Martin Slattery – clarinet (7), bass clarinet (9), saxophone (10) * Lisa O'Neill – vocals (8) * Father Didier – vocals (10) * Jean Legoupil – pump organ (10) * Peter Doherty – art * Thomas Leprêtre – art * Wayne "Chu" Edwards – design {{div col end}}
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Felt Better Alive'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Austria|34|artist=Peter Doherty|album=Felt Better Alive|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2025}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|105|artist=Peter Doherty|album=Felt Better Alive|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2025}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|52|artist=Peter Doherty|album=Felt Better Alive|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2025}} |- {{album chart|Germany|16|id=551797|artist=Peter Doherty|album=Felt Better Alive|rowheader=true|access-date=23 May 2025}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|5|date=20250523|rowheader=true|access-date=24 May 2025}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|91|artist=Peter Doherty|album=Felt Better Alive|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2025}} |- {{album chart|UK2|7|date=20250523|rowheader=true|access-date=23 May 2025}} |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|2|date=20250523|rowheader=true|access-date=24 May 2025}} |}
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