The Strokes - Classic or Duds?

The new single is good but the video is...stunning? What in the hell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CAz_vvsK9M

i'm excited for this and i hope the like five others here who also adore comedown machine are too

"at the door" is a bit of a left-turn and sounds like a very stripped down phrazes for the young track but it's not bad. there's shitty footage of them playing another new song "bad decisions" yesterday which sounds very good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3ZoII-w3GY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fbZTnZDvPA

yeah i love this one

Count me in as one of the five who loved Comedown Machine. Really like both of these singles. I especially ove the guitar sound on Bad Decisions and the not-so subtle nod to Billy Idol's Dancing With Myself.

listening to Comedown Machine now, this sounds great

three previous posts otm

There’s a Billy Idol writing credit. Either he did help write it or it was a pre-emptive move to not get sued for it.

Almost certainly the latter.

Sounds more like "I Melt With You" imo than anything by Billy Idol.

Oh yeah, wait... the chorus definitely bites "Dancing."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jna3dWEnzo

this one sounds like a phrazes for the young track but doesn't quite do it for me

love it

i think the individual sections are decent enough but they don't quite fit together?

Well I liked the Strokes and the Libertines and the Stone Roses [cowers in corner, awaiting rain of ILM boots]

i feel like rick helped julian find his way with vocal delivery again or something. he was stuck in that weird drawling thing for years. he sounds noticeably better on all of these to me compared with last few strokes and voidz albums.

Ah, this is so great. Really can't wait for this album now.

album is pretty good on first listen. it's closer to comedown machine than any of their other albums, though not quite as good. really like "the adults are talking" and "eternal summer" and "why are sundays so depressing" is the most phoenix song they've ever written lol

Solid album but definitely doesn't excite me the same way Comedown Machine did. I'm surprised how downbeat and subtle it is, especially the second half. The production reminds me of Angles but the songwriting is much stronger this time round. Julian sounds great throughout.

I’ll def listen to this.

I did get around to Comedown Machine. Love “happy ending”!

went back to Comedown Machine to compare and that's still such a great album

Opening track is such a welcome surprise. I still need to listen to the rest but Julian’s voice sounds the best it has ever sounded on this one. Not sure if he sobered up, took some singing lessons or this is all Rick Rubin pulling wizard tricks.

Yes - opening track seems strong. The Strokes are so drenched in nostalgia for me: very strong memories of 2001 when they were ubiquitous.

sounds great

Eternal Summer is the only one I'm not totally sold on right now.

this is the best julian's voice has ever sounded

lol whoops didn't read moka's post. otm

lol I don't think Rick Rubin does much except sit on a couch

need to hear this, big Comedown Machine fan

I feel kinda bad I feel like these guys can't win, no matter what they do it's going to be compared unfavorably to the first two

i like this record a lot but the tempo is generally pretty sleepy, whereas comedown machine has that mania i crave

this album and the last one should switch titles

completely baffled that RYM has decided this is their long-awaited return-to-form, not Comedown Machine

like this album is solid enough with a few real highlights but it's got nothing on Comedown Machine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX-_yLyU1fU