I've listened to it about 4 times now and my thoughts are as follows:
Barbarians - Great opener, absolute banger. It's classic Libs.
9/10Gunga Din - I liked it when I first heard it and it grew me a bit the more I listened. Chorus is really great.
7.5/10Fame & Fortune - As shitty as those synths actually sound, I actually think it gives the tune an eeriness. It's also quite playful and whimsical.
6.5/10Anthem For Doomed Youth - I like a lot of the lyrics in this and Carl sounds good. The chorus is a bit over-produced but it doesn't completely ruin it.
7/10You're My Waterloo - Was worried about this but it's turned out pretty nicely. Pete sounds sincere and frail; it's lovely.
8/10Belly Of The Beast - First track I was unsure of but it's grew on me. I'm sure I can hear some very feint, fuzzy synths in places? Anyway. it's decent. It's got a nice loose and care-free feeling to it.
6/10Iceman - I like this once it gets going, it's just slow getting there. Could be a grower.
6/10Heart Of The Matter - Musically, it sometimes reminds me of Morrissey/The Smiths then it all gets very Babyshambles in the chorus. It's good; I like it.
7/10
Fury Of Chonburi - Worst produced tune on the record. It's just so lifeless and flat. Shame because the song isn't terrible. If it was a bit more ramshackle and less produced, it would be far better.
5/10The Milkman's Horse - Big fan of this. It reminds me of something but I can't put my finger on what. I just think it's very lovely and actually benefits from the cleaner production; one of the few tracks that does -
8/10Glasgow Coma Scale Blues - The guitars in the chorus remind me of Hung In A Bad Place or something, and there is a bit in the build-up to the chorus (first heard around the 0:38 mark) where the melody is literally lifted from Boys In The Band. There's a break at around 1:56 which is cool. The chorus is catchy and fun.
6/10Dead For Love - A sinister little number; conjures up images of dark and dingy streets lit by flickering street lights. The chorus brings an ever so slight sense of hope but then we're back into those dark and dingy streets. Carl is fantastic on it. I think it's another track which benefits from the production style. A great way to close the album.
8/10Averaging out the rating of each track, I have the album down as a 7.1/10 right now which I think is a perfectly fair score. The album is far better than I thought it would be and it's clear they still have some magic between them. I hope Pete can stay clean and that they do another album because there's clearly still gas left in the tank.
Oh, and I really like the prominence of John's bass on a lot of the tracks. They've got him pretty high-up in the mix and it is definitely a benefit to the record.