Spin and NME things
Spin's 21 Fall Albums That Matter Most
JULIAN CASABLANCAS
PHRAZES FOR THE YOUNG (Cult/RCA)
Release Date: October 20
The Skinny: With the Strokes still on hiatus after 2006's poorly received First Impressions of Earth, Phrazes is the most anticipated effort by an individual bandmember yet (Casablancas is the fourth Stroke overall to go it alone -- only guitarist Nick Valensi remains solo-less). It's also a carefully composed, if slightly eccentric, collection of catchy synth-rock numbers that rock and croon with aplomb, especially the blissfully-stoned-on-the-boardwalk, shoulda-been summer jam "11th Dimension."
Fast Fact: While completing Phrazes for the Young and preparing to play live as a solo act, Casablancas has also been in the studio working on new material with the other members of the Strokes.
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Also NME had 11th Dimension as its hottest track of the week.
Good to see Julian getting some pre-release buzz.
JULIAN CASABLANCAS
PHRAZES FOR THE YOUNG (Cult/RCA)
Release Date: October 20
The Skinny: With the Strokes still on hiatus after 2006's poorly received First Impressions of Earth, Phrazes is the most anticipated effort by an individual bandmember yet (Casablancas is the fourth Stroke overall to go it alone -- only guitarist Nick Valensi remains solo-less). It's also a carefully composed, if slightly eccentric, collection of catchy synth-rock numbers that rock and croon with aplomb, especially the blissfully-stoned-on-the-boardwalk, shoulda-been summer jam "11th Dimension."
Fast Fact: While completing Phrazes for the Young and preparing to play live as a solo act, Casablancas has also been in the studio working on new material with the other members of the Strokes.
[Source]
Also NME had 11th Dimension as its hottest track of the week.
Good to see Julian getting some pre-release buzz.