Shinei1

This is where The Strokes actually drop a bit in quality. This album is just a bit boring, with a lot of boring songs and ideas, while also being a bit corny at times. I still like it, but it is their worst in my opinion, even if it isn't really a controversial opinion to have. I always rate this band without comparing everything to Is This It, but this sound is just not my favorite. Again, I like this band, so I'll never see this as bad, but this is not as good as their other projects.

This is The Strokes still trying to find their new sound, and I personally think its pretty cool. The sound profile of this album is really interesting, overall very uplifting and groovy. Machu Picchu is an amazing opener, Life Is Simple In the Moonlight wraps everything around pretty well, and everything in between is pretty good. Also Metabolism is really good, don't understand the somewhat low score on it. Only weak song for my liking is Games, but its not necessarily bad. The word to ... read more

This album is a really hit or miss for me. I like half of the songs and I dislike the other half. I feel like a lot of people hate this album because they compare it to the previous two albums, expecting the same. If you do the same forever, you will eventually get stuck, so I respect The Strokes for trying to switch it up. It is not bad, and there are some bangers, specially Ize of the world, I really like the idea and execution of this song. On the other side, the lows are low and it drags a ... read more

You can really feel the anger and frustration in this record. Even without factoring all of the lyrics and emotions of this album into the equation, it is still amazing. Every song is a banger, specially the first half of the album, it is just one after another. Love this thing.