The Strokes - Is This It (Vinyl LP)The Strokes Is This It (Vinyl LP). Reissue. arriving on a wave of well earned hype rooted in tight chops and a confident swagger, the strokes offer a rock and roll antidote to the plague of boy bands, teen divas, and petulant rap rock outfits. despite this quintet's prep school background, their sound comes from the same primordial ooze that spawned big apple legends like the new york dolls, the modern lovers and the velvet underground. clocking in at

Dustin and Takako are serious musicians not afraid to play it silly

the definitive arrangements

The Youth formed a couple of years ago in Copenhagen when four friends decided to combine their shared passion for blues

side two was where they truly threw down the gauntlet with the manic

‰Û÷Cupid Deluxe‰۪ made countless year-end lists

And it‰۪s a descriptor that immediately comes to mind within the first few seconds of their classic second mini LP

in a cycle that repeats and builds

2014 sees the band announce their debut album ‰Û÷Be Slowly‰۪ and the first single from the record

expressed through shorter

turning the screw on our human psyche

capable of lifting heavier than even the records‰۪ thick layers of distorto implied

‰ÛÜPulos and his bandmate