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Skynet 16 Mar 2011 20:23:19 170 posts
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Got a new album out called Angles, been 5 years since the last one, can hear it here
Angles

Not as good as Is This It or Room On Fire but probably a better overall than the last one, doubt they will ever top ITI, that album was awesome.

Any fans here?

Slurmseh 16 Mar 2011 20:25:16 2,848 posts
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Bout time!

Syrette 16 Mar 2011 20:27:23 51,181 posts
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I hate this band, everything they stand for, their image, their hipster fans...

Kosmoz 16 Mar 2011 20:27:51 8,184 posts
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I have all their ablums, still haven't listened to the new one yet.

NEW YORK CITY COPS! NEW YORK CITY COPS!

Deleted user 16 March 2011 20:30:29

foreverafternothing wrote:
I hate this band, everything they stand for, their image, their hipster fans...

Most fans are more likely to be parents than hipsters at this stage.

Tom_Servo 16 Mar 2011 20:33:33 18,079 posts
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Is This It is amazing, but I haven't bothered with their other albums. I quite liked the Julian Casablancas solo album though, so might give this a whirl at some point.

Skynet 16 Mar 2011 20:33:52 170 posts
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foreverafternothing wrote:
I hate this band, everything they stand for, their image, their hipster fans...

And I hate you for saying that

But seriously I never knew why they got classed as a hipster band, their's a lot worse so called "hipster" bands out there.

Captain_Peach 16 Mar 2011 20:34:56 2,852 posts
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I'm a fan and I'm not a parent or a hipster!

Here's hoping they headline Reading this year

/awaits choruses of "Reading is shit"

Vortex808 16 Mar 2011 20:35:50 15,593 posts
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Is it out now? Been looking forward to it for a while. Last album was a bit gash though.

Skynet 16 Mar 2011 20:37:18 170 posts
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Captain_Peach wrote:
I'm a fan and I'm not a parent or a hipster!

Here's hoping they headline Reading this year

/awaits choruses of "Reading is shit"

Are they actually headlining Reading/Leeds? My friends trying to get me to go because he say they're certain to play?

Tom_Servo 16 Mar 2011 20:39:10 18,079 posts
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Vortex808 wrote:
Is it out now? Been looking forward to it for a while. Last album was a bit gash though.

Streaming here

Captain_Peach 16 Mar 2011 20:39:11 2,852 posts
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Well it's not nailed on but I'd say there's a 90% chance. My Chemical Romance are apparently likely to play which has me considering ripping up my ticket.

Dolly 16 Mar 2011 20:39:34 3,653 posts
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Last album was absolutely shite. Is this it is still great in a 'ripping off the stooges for the next generation' way. Depressing that they never fulfilled that early potential.

Skynet 16 Mar 2011 20:41:41 170 posts
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Vortex808 wrote:
Is it out now? Been looking forward to it for a while. Last album was a bit gash though.

It's been put online on their site to stream but the actual CD is out on Monday.

Skynet 16 Mar 2011 20:44:11 170 posts
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Dolly wrote:
Last album was absolutely shite. Is this it is still great in a 'ripping off the stooges for the next generation' way. Depressing that they never fulfilled that early potential.

ah c'mon this song was great YOLO album went downhill from that high point.

Captain_Peach 16 Mar 2011 21:15:24 2,852 posts
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New album pre-ordered.

Seems pretty good from my first listen.

Fonzie 16 Mar 2011 21:23:04 3,492 posts
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Im a fan and lived Is This It and Room On Fire. Last album was poor though. Had about 3 good songs on it but the rest were very forgettable. Can't imagine the new album could be any worse. Have been looking forward to it for a while now.

neilka 16 Mar 2011 21:48:06 24,021 posts
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A boombox is not a toy!

Deleted user 16 March 2011 21:49:55

I bet there are a few people "STROKE"ing one out over this new album.

JuanKerr 16 Mar 2011 22:10:20 37,710 posts
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Liked their first album for a few months when it first came out and even got into their second too.

However, haven't listened to them since I went to see them live (they were bloody awful).

Captain_Peach 16 Mar 2011 22:15:17 2,852 posts
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They were? I thought they were meant to be quite good live? I've never seen them mind.

JuanKerr 16 Mar 2011 22:16:58 37,710 posts
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That's what I heard before I went, but I just found the gig really boring. They just looked like they were going through the numbers, and the singer sounded like absolute arse.

This was a fair few years ago, so I've no idea if they've improved or anything.

Skynet 16 Mar 2011 22:33:35 170 posts
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JuanKerr wrote:
That's what I heard before I went, but I just found the gig really boring. They just looked like they were going through the numbers, and the singer sounded like absolute arse.

This was a fair few years ago, so I've no idea if they've improved or anything.

They are much better now. Saw them at Rockness last year and they were great. The lead singer has stopped drinking now so can sing much better and not stumbling all over the place like a few years ago.

Still sounded pretty great live when they first came out Classic Letterman performance \o/ at Julian falling down at end.

Deleted user 16 March 2011 22:49:05

thanks for the heads up! will have to buy this tomorrow.

i loved their last album so i must be an odd fan. ize of the world is fantastic, the solo sounds awesome.

my favourite album is definitely room on fire though, i've listened to it far too many times.

not too fussed about the first album really.

at last year's isle of wight they were really good. could have been the fact that i had been drinking 24/7 but they sounded excellent to me.

Deleted user 16 March 2011 22:54:11

There's no strokes thread? Fuck me!

I saw them at the last bearable V Festival and they were fucking magic, my only issue is they're a bit standard and don't change much, which bores me

I'd love to hear further impressions of their new album.

Captain_Peach 16 Mar 2011 23:32:36 2,852 posts
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Yeah I was suprised there was no thread too when I searched for them a few weeks back.

I was going to create one but after reading the "what are you listening to know" thread I though i'd get shot down on the basis of more than 5 people have heard of them

yupyup 17 Mar 2011 00:29:10 3,701 posts
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I actually quite liked First Impressions of Earth, thought it was much better than Room on Fire. Saw them live in 2002 and they were great, even if the gig was a bit short due to it being on the back of Is This It. Looking forward to the new album.

foreverafternothing wrote:
I hate this band, everything they stand for, their image, their hipster fans...

The Strokes got back to say they don't mind, as you're a tedious little shit.

BreadBinLidHero 17 Mar 2011 00:51:00 10,801 posts
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They peaked with Hard to Explain.