JakeMandis

Maybe this shows that I'm not the most well-versed Strokes fan, but I think this is my favorite of their albums?? It's antithetical to what's considered their best work, but I love the clean production and Rick Ruben "less is more" mentality. Julien's falsetto comes through nice and clear which I love to hear, and the variety in the songwriting keeps it interesting. The only major flaw is Bad Decisions, funnily enough, because it sounds distractingly similar to ... read more

It grooves like a motherfucker, I just wish there was more variety in the songwriting and also some actually original lyrics. I'm still a sucker for the Danger Mouse production though, and it's got a lot of the band's best singles imo.

Unlike most people it seems, I only found out about these two from this album's release, not the viral KEXP show. They absolutely fuck though. The whole aesthetic is wonderfully insane on its own. What's truly impressive is the music is just as good to back it up. My closest point of reference would be KGLW's microtonal excursions, maybe with a bit more technicality and danceability behind it too. I love their little alien yelps that pop up occasionally too. My only complaint ... read more

Glassman is incredible, and I feel like if I could replace a track on Pirouette with this it would elevate an already near-perfect album. The other two tracks here are good, but they remind me of the tracks I liked less on Dogsbody and I'm still not a huge fan of them here. Still, the atmosphere the band creates is always appreciated from me!