The Strokes popped onto the music scene during the "The" band craze of the early 00's. Remember that period? The White Stripes, The Hives, The Strokes, The Interpols. I paid them very little attention, though I did mildly enjoy their breakthrough hit "Last Night." Then they blew up and I looked the other way. Well apparently they put out two more albums after that and, quite frankly, they are pretty decent ones at that. Ultimately, The Strokes are the definitive band of the 00's whole garage rock thing. Sure, The White Stripes are pretty good at it too, but there is only so much you can do with one guitar and an awful drummer. What's more, check out this performance on Letterman from 2003:
I can only imagine that performing on a talk show in front of a studio audience of fat sweaty tourists must be at least a little challenging, but they more than pull it off here. Such nonchalant swagger and effortless attitude. Remember that episode of Flight of The Conchords entitled "New Fans" ? Good. I have a similar reaction to one of the groupies on that episode when I watch this video: Strokes, you are a rock and roll band. Not only do they have all the moves down-pat, but the musical ability to back it up.
That being said, what the hell is this:
Yes, quite a teaser. Although we are played for chumps and never actually get to hear Casablancas' voice on the track, I can only assume that his vocal style remains similar to his work with The Strokes. That being said, this really just sounds like a mildly electronic version of The Strokes. No thanks.
