Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Phrazes for the young.

The Strokes - The now legendary band which in late 1990's and early 2000's shook the world and defined a whole genre. The band which led the garage rock revival and inspired bands such as Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand and, unfortunately, The Kooks.
They (The Strokes) have so far released three albums (Is this it, Room on Fire and First Impressions of Earth) and are currently working on the fourth one. Since the release of the last album, the members have been involved in different side projects, such as guitarist Albert Hammond Jr's solo project, bassist Nikolai Fraiture's Nickel Eye and drummer Fab Moretti's band Little Joy. All these bands are really, really, really good, but the thing is; The lead singer/writer of most The Strokes-songs Julian Casablancas is set to realease his debut album Phrazes for the young this fall, and I can't really describe how excited I am about this fact. No full song have been released yet, but short clips in previews and interviews promise something really good and worth waiting for. And now this. I'm flabbergasted. I'm actually stunned. This might be the best album of 2009. I'll stay in touch in this matter.
"Jules"