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The Strokes are an American rock band formed in New York City in 1998. The band is composed of lead singer and primary songwriter Julian Casablancas , guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr. , bassist Nikolai Fraiture , and drummer Fabrizio Moretti .
The album was recorded over a ten-month period. The Strokes initially set out to record it with Gordon Raphael, the producer of their first two albums.Later on however, guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr. introduced them to Grammy Award-winning producer David Kahne (Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Sublime), and they brought him in to collaborate with Raphael.
"The Modern Age" is a song by American rock band the Strokes, featured on both the debut EP named after itself, and on their debut album, Is This It, with different song arrangements and slightly changed lyrics. It was released on January 29, 2001, in the United Kingdom, by independent label Rough Trade Records, and May 22, 2001, in the United States, sparking a bidding war among record la
The Strokes released their next LP, Room on Fire, in October 2003. The album did well on the charts, reaching number two and going platinum in the UK, while peaking at the fourth spot in the US. Three singles were released from the album, the highest-charting of which was "12:51", which reached number seven in the UK.
Comedown Machine is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Strokes.It was released on March 26, 2013, through RCA Records. [1] The band decided to pull a media blackout for the album, with no promotion in the form of television appearances, interviews, photoshoots, live shows, or tours.
The New Abnormal is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Strokes, released on April 10, 2020, through Cult and RCA Records. [2] It was their first full-length album since Comedown Machine (2013), marking the longest gap between studio albums by the band.
Room on Fire is the second studio album by American rock band the Strokes, released on October 21, 2003, through RCA Records. [4] Its title is derived from a lyric in the song "Reptilia".
The song was the first written by Hammond Jr. following rehabilitation for his drug addiction. [6] It is synth-driven, similarly to several tracks on the band's previous album, Angles, and features unusual falsetto vocals from singer Julian Casablancas, as well as the first instance of an acoustic guitar on a Strokes recording.