LucianoSG

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I guess The Strokes was trying new things to bring on their new album at the time, but theres something that doesnt add up here. A good thing about this is that the production is actually good, however the riffs and Julian's vocals dont hit as harder as they used to be, and the slower songs are very dull. Only highlights for me were 'Tap Out' and 'Welcome To Japan' because at least they bring up some more interesting ideas and consistent quality. Nothing much to ... read more

It turned out that my ratings on these last 3 album are consecutive numbers (79-80-81) and thats kinda funny, so I guess they all are equally good.

But WELL about the album itself, Angles is a nice follow-up from their previous album with a more colorful and cheerful sound (that matches perfectly with the album cover), along with great vocal performances from Julian. While it doesnt have the same level of highs of their previous album, this one manages to be a more consistent experience with ... read more

Julian now got his brand new microphone!

So yeah this album is pretty much a sudden change from their raw sound to a more polished and clean production, and hey I think it was really necessary for them to do this switch-up.

The band managed to show this with the very incredible first half of this album, just banger after banger with such an incredible instrumental, and of course the new crisp Julian vocals. 'You Only Live Once' is the perfect opener for this album and it doesnt ... read more

I already reviewed Is This It and The New Abnormal so Im gonna listen to the rest now that the new strokes is coming soon (not very hyped anymore tho)

Room on Fire is a pretty great follow-up to the band's incredible debut 'Is This It'. They still kept the raw and punchy sound but I think it isnt as effective as it used to be. Theres a bunch of bangers in the first half like the opening track, 12:51 and Reptilia, this one being the main hit of the album and for very good ... read more