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Members
4 Male
Origin
London, England
Genre
Garage Rock
Style
Rock/Pop
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4 Male
Origin
London, EnglandGenre
Garage RockStyle
Rock/Pop
Mood
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Born
2005 to 
2008
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Dirty Pretty Things - Bang Bang You're Dead2 users
Dirty Pretty Things - Deadwood2 users
Dirty Pretty Things - You Fucking Love It2 users
Dirty Pretty Things - Blood Thirsty Bastards2 users
Dirty Pretty Things - Wondering
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Dirty Pretty Things were an English band fronted by Carl Barât, a member of The Libertines. The formation of the band was announced in September 2005, after a dispute between Barât and Pete Doherty led to the breakup of The Libertines in 2004. Barât had worked 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 to join the band alongside Libertines drummer Gary Powell and guitarist Anthony Rossomando, who had filled in for Doherty following his departure from The Libertines. They played their first shows in October 2005 in Italy and Paris, France. They announced their split on 1 October 2008 and played their final shows during November.
After adopting the name to Dirty Pretty Things, problems arose - a four-piece band from Salisbury had been playing as "Dirty Pretty Things" since early January 2005, claiming to have already trademarked the name in the UK' the two groups came to an agreement over the name, and the other band was renamed Mitchell Devastation. An Australian band had been playing under "Dirty Pretty Things" since 2003, although it also opted to change it. The name was shared by Barât's club nights in venues throughout London; they assumed the name "Bright Young Things" to avoid confusion.
In November 2008 the group disbanded . One of the reasons was that the second album was not as successful as the first, although the breakup was probably due to the intention of some of the members to start solo projects.
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