Pete Doherty

It's been five years since Doherty has made a record – the last was 2009's 'Grace / Wastelands', his first solo title – but that doesn't mean he hasn't been working. He's put on exhibitions of paintings and made a film, and the rest of his time has been spent writing songs that he occasionally plays in small-format concerts with only some 300 tickets for sale. The songs reflect a serene and thoughtful maturity – increasingly far from his irresponsible and self-destructive days.