The Libertines Torture Themselves In "Heart of the Matter" Video

The Libertines have shared a video for “Heart of the Matter”, taken from their new album Anthems for Doomed Youth. Directed by Roger Sargent, the gritty clip depicts a booth wherein customers pay to watch Peter Doherty and Carl Barât interrogate and torture some unfortunate fellows who turn out to be… themselves. Watch it below via NME.

Here’s what Sargent had to say about the video to NME:

The Libertines have never been a band to lack candour or bravery… almost to a fault. Their honesty, their friendship, has played out in the public domain often with catastrophic consequences. In “Heart Of The Matter”, Peter and Carl reflectively talk about the damage and abuse they have caused themselves over the years, openly mystified that they have survived thus far. It’s a catharsis, a bleak, bold and brave one. To that end, when we talked about making the video for the song we all felt it had to be similarly honest. The unsettling subjects could not be shied away from. On the contrary, these had to be faced head on.