Is This It The Strokes < FULL • RELEASE >

But after re-listening to the vinyl crackle of “The Modern Age” for the hundredth time, I think we’ve been reading the title wrong. It’s not a question of defeat. It’s a dare. To understand Is This It , you have to forget everything you know about 2000s rock. Before The Strokes, the airwaves were clogged with nu-metal angst, post-grunge sincerity, and boy-band pop. Music was either angry, sad, or polished to a mirror shine.

But to answer the title: Yes, Julian. This is it. And it’s still pretty damn good. "Hard to Explain" (loud), "Someday" (quiet, on a Sunday morning), "Trying Your Luck" (when you’re feeling pathetic). Is This It The Strokes

The album was Is This It . The band was The Strokes. And for the last two decades, critics and fans have been asking the same question the title implies: Is this it? Is this all there is? Is this the peak? But after re-listening to the vinyl crackle of