After 15 years

“It was a big thrill seeing a bunch of lads from my home city playing in the big smoke.

“For me they had a certain swagger and were brilliantly shambolic at times.

“But they had such great tunes, and countless anthems. It’s such an honour to have played a very small part in their story.”

The View decided to take a break in 2017 to pursue other projects. Falconer said “everyone’s doing their own thing”, but insisted the band would be able to reform at some stage.

He is due to release his new solo album, No Love Songs for Laura, in June. It will hear him explore Motown, soul and funk influences on material recorded last summer at The Libertines’ Albion Rooms hotel and studio in Margate. It’s available to preorder at kylefalconer.tmstor.es

Celebrating entering the charts at no 15 with their first single release.