Álbum 4: "between the future and the Seventies"

The Strokes de volta!

Três semanas depois do inicio das sessões para composição do novo disco, Julian Casablancas diz: "We have three songs. I would say it's going great. We have a lot of work to do, though."

E mais de três anos depois do First Impressions of Earth, o que vem ajudando eles no processo de criação do novo disco é "honesty and good vibes". "It feels like we're new," diz Julian, "We didn't used to be honest -- there would always be minifeuds over stupid shit. Now, if Nick [Valensi] and Fab [Moretti] or anyone are saying they like it fast or slow, we'll talk about it, as opposed to saying, 'Well, I never liked you sister.".

Sobre a sonoridade, afirma: "Some of the new stuff as a Seventies vibe, like Thin Lizzy or Elvis Costello," diz ele. "But then some of it is bizarre music from the future that we're trying to tone down to sound catchy. So we're trapped between the future and the Seventies."

Fonte: Rolling Stone Magazine

The Time Of The Assassins

Mês passado, o disco "The Time Of The Assassins", do projeto Nickel Eye (do Nikolai), foi lançado.



"The Time of the Assassins is a mellow affair steeped in folk and pub rock and ska, with earthy instrumentation drifting up through the mix. It combines groove and melody with the same machine-like precision that sets Fraiture's other outfit apart. Then there are the lyrics: woozy vignettes about big cities and bad romances delivered in a seen-it-all drawl." - Rolling Stone



1. Intro (Every Time)
2. You And Everyone Else
3. Back From Exile
4. Fountain Avenue
5. This Is The End
6. Dying Star
7. Brandy Of The Damned
8. Providence, RI
9. Where The Cold Wind Blows
10. Another Sunny Afternoon
11. Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye

Aqui para download.

Nickel Eye: Nikolai Fraiture - voz e guitarra, Joel Cadbury - baixo e segunda voz, Jamie McDonald - guitarra e segunda voz, Dan Radclyffe - bateria

Sinal de vida.o/

Olá.
Todos já sabiam que Strokes se reuniria em fevereiro deste ano para um novo álbum. Mas nada melhor que um e-mail do Ryan Gentles para reforçar:

"Plans underway for our 4th studio album!
WORK BEGINS ON 4th ALBUM PLANS
Hi everyone,just dropping a line to stay in touch and update you on some news...i'll start with the BIG NEWS....after a long and much needed hibernation period that saw many of the band's various other musical projects emerge, we're pleased to announce that The Strokes are now all back hard at work in their NYC space on writing and rehearsing new material for a 4th full-length album, the first since 2006's "First Impressions of Earth".no recording studio time has been booked yet, as they sketch out the blue-prints of new songs and fine tune plans in their rehearsal space, but it will undoubtedly be all mapped out and etched in stone at some point in the not-too-distant future. i wish i could tell you that this DEFINITELY meant we can expect an album release date before the end of 2009, but it's just too soon to speculate on that for sure yet. one way or another.... suffice to say, the work has begun!"

Já dá para alegrar o dia, né? :D

Feliz 2009

do strokes higher! Que 2009 nos traga de volta strokes \o

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