Just when I was down about the fact that everyone seems to be writing the same article over and over again about The Strokes, Jim Derogatis from Chicago goes and makes me happy with a well written, different angle. My favorite two quotes from the piece:
The joy of hearing the Strokes onstage and on album is reveling in their sense of tasteful restraint. They are a lover hovering on the verge, prolonging that transcendent moment just before orgasm. Or they are a subway train hurtling precariously down the tracks at top speed; you may have to hang on to the strap for dear life, but there is no danger of the train ever derailing.
and
Dismiss the Strokes as overhyped media darlings if you will, or write off “Room on Fire” as evidence of a sophomore slump. But to do so is to not only be thoroughly wrong, but to miss out on one of the strongest and most energizing albums of the year.
Full article found here. The new album comes out next week, not today, kids.
[link found via ypersound.com]