Is This It (Vinyl LP) Sweatshirts

Is This It (Vinyl LP) SweatshirtsArriving 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 36 minutes, Is This It packs its perfect

The Take Off and Landing of Everything was recorded in Real World Studios and at the band's facilities at Blueprint Studios

boogie and disco influences

TX with their live line up of dual drummers

West Marin

This album has a lot going for it that one would hope for from a band working out of New York -- a sharp

A companion short film with the same name will also be released with music by The National and inspired by the album

and then suddenly it starts to get a bit weird

would not exist

With collaborative side projects with Madlib (Madvillain) and most recently Dangerdoom with Danger Mouse

Black Emperor and My Bloody Valentine

they are presented with beautiful artwork and packaging to match the sonics

but Slave Ambient feels like a more back-alley Byrds filtered through a gauzier Spacemen 3 lens