there is nothing I can say that adds anything to the dense jungle that is this album's discourse.

0/10 they ripped off AJR

standouts: Airbag, Paranoid Android, Subterranean Homesick Alien, Exit Music (For a Film), Let Down, Karma Police, No Surprises
favorites: all others

Nonstop energy, wit, and passion.

I, I-I-I-I-I-I
DON'T WANNA BE-EE-EE
YOUR MA-A-AN
YOUR MA-A-AN

The strokes take their melodic expertise and experiment with it, transforming their simple sound into complexly structured odysseys.

The Adults Are Talking - Great intro, and that melody... I feel like I've heard it before but it's so unique

Selfless - Maybe my favorite on the album (narrowly). The chords are just so good, and the vocals too

Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus - Pretty darn nice, although my least favorite by a little bit. The lyrics don't always do it for me, except for the ... read more

awesome rhythms, guitars sound great, very nice to listen to. falls into my category of "background music, in a really good way"

nice

woooooow

Near perfect post punk. It's got it all, from the complex grooves of Nigel Hitter to the slow, noisy build of Station Wagon. Just melodic enough, just loud enough, just enough everything.

Power pop perfection. Every song is infectious, from the slow burning chaos of "2am", to the perfectly structured "Head in the Clouds", to the ironic noise of "Silence Is Golden", to the viciously clever metaphors of "Expert in a Dying Field". The Beths just don't miss.