I get the sense that the Strokes are now walking a fine line. They are too big to be indie darlings, yet too small to be full-blown rock stars. The success they have achieved seems to be met with disdain from the hipster nation thus leaving the band in a bit of a pickle. The hipsters that made you the hottest thing a couple years ago have the attention span of a four-year-old with severe ADD who refuses to take his Ritalin so they are soooooo over you. But, as we all know, the rest of America is somewhere around three years behind either coast and the hipster nation so there is hope for the Strokes yet.
Aside from the clique-ish popularity contest being waged by the uber-cool, the Strokes’ new album First Impressions isn’t all that bad. Like their first two albums Is This It? and Room On Fire it took me a couple listens to get into it but I woke up with “You Only Live Once†stuck on repeat in my head this morning, so that might tell you something, or nothing at all.
Also on the Strokes front, Michael Palmieri, who directed the video for “Juice Box,†is upset over some censorship issues with MTV and the label but I can’t make any sense of his yammering.
Good luck, Strokes. Here’s hoping you can live down the stigma of being the hipster nation’s forgotten jizz wad from four years ago. The new album will be in stores January 3, but I have an internet connection, so I can listen to it now.
Watch: "Juicebox" video (.mov)
Pre-Order: Online here
Sample: From the Stroke's First Impressions of Earth "You Only Live Once" and "Heart in a Cage"
the naysayers can say their nay about the strokes, but they put on a great live show. vietcong steve and i saw them when they opened for guided by voices in chicago years ago - before they became king shit. they played the place to the ground.
boo. ya.
After repeated listening, I'm really starting to dig this album. I just hope they are still willing to play places to the ground on their next tour.
I saw you already have this posted. But you didnt have the 15% off coupon.
Insound.com has The Strokes’ upcoming album "First Impressions of Earth" available for pre-orders. You get a free “Juice Box†7-inch single with all pre-orders, and plus you can use the coupon code "earth15" to save 15% on your order. Here's the link to The Strokes pre-order:
here
Thanks for the reminder billy Gee williams. I completely blanked on that one.
Every one should take advantage of this offer because "First Impressions of Earth" is the Strokes' best album yet.
Well, just reread my last comment and realized that I sort of came off as a spastic nerd. "Best Album Yet!" Yeah, way to go Fresh. Way to use adjectives.