Posts tagged "the strokes"
First Impressions of Earth The Strokes
A model misunderstood album; flawed, overdrawn, deserving of a good deal of its harsh reviews, and yet still host to a unique and worthwhile character.
The Strokes continue their search for a sound
Though there remains a sizeable fanbase, The Strokes don’t have many chances left to convince the rest of us they actually know what they’re doing.
Preoccupations Preoccupations
It’s an intensely focused musical space, guided by a vocal delivery that seems simultaneously lethargic and passionate. Post-punk is rarely more unsettling.
Favourite Worst Nightmare Arctic Monkeys
Riffs in giant proportions, subtleties hidden between the pedal switches, and Turner’s Sheffield charm in spades. Possibly Arctic Monkey's finest album.
Visions of a Life Wolf Alice
Visions of a Life is a triumph of contemporary British rock. The riffs roar and the melodies soar, with the band playing beautifully to Ellie Rowsell’s strengths.
When You See Yourself Kings of Leon
An album caught in no-man’s land, its dozy stadium rock tunes neither advancing Kings of Leon’s sound nor recapturing the glory of their past.
Is 4 Lovers Death from Above 1979
A rock record produced like a dance record, with endless amounts of saturation and compression applied to, well, everything. This is a failed experiment.
Is This It The Strokes
Each note of every individual performance is captured and presented perfectly, with the ragged spirit of the band left intact. It’s scruffy yet masterful.