Albert Hammond Jr. and Nick Valensi spoke with Rolling Stone about the Strokes’ forthcoming 10-song album, tentatively titled Angles. It’s their first collection since 2006. (It’s due out in March.) Hammond tells RS that the title describes “what the record sounds like. It comes from five different people,” suggesting that everyone contributed to the songwriting process. They recorded most of the album in Hammond’s upstate NY studio after tossing out the Joe Chiccarelli sessions. (“Life Is Simple” is the one remaining song from the time spent with JC.) Other song titles mentioned include “Taken For A Fool,” “Call Me Back,” “Radio Minor Madness,” and “Machu Picchu.” More importantly, the article’s author, David Fricke, had this to day about the record’s sound:
“Taken for a Fool,” “Life Is Simple” and the probable first single, “Undercover of Darkness,” are reassuring displays of the Strokes’ feral-garage dynamics. But Angles is the best album the Strokes have made since Is This It because of the stylistic depth and progressive excitement in those crisscross guitars, the tightly wound rhythms and Casablancas’ dry trademark croon. The stabbing guitars in “Machu Picchu” mimic the staccato beep of synthesizers, then become a rough wall of jangle over a hip-hop grind, as if the Strokes are cutting a Jay-Z track via the Rolling Stones’ Aftermath.
“Angles” is out 3/22 via RCA The band also plans to tour this year, but Hammond remains cautious, or at least doesn’t want people getting too excited too fast: “We want to come back strong but slowly, so we can grow live and also make new music. We want to release albums quicker.” Valensi adds: “I don’t want to make an album every five years … I love being in this band, and I want it to be a career thing. It’s so worth it — for all of us.” Then they hugged.
The article officially appears in the 2/3 issue of Rolling Stone. You can check it out at RollingStone.com.
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Quite excited.
Me too. I was a little worried about the future of the band after this album, but it sounds like they’re all really into it and want to keep going.
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“a rough wall of jangle over a hip-hop grind, as if the Strokes are cutting a Jay-Z track via the Rolling Stones’ Aftermath”
That sounds fantastic and I’m not totally sure why
honestly…. that sounds awful to me. But I’m still excited for the “Feral-Garage Dynamics”
I’m going in with low expectations. I don’t want to be as disappointed as last time.
I thought the last record ruled. Who are you kiddin.
Well, it did have its moments, but I found it underwhelming as a whole. To me, a lot of these songs sound like good ideas in theory but suffered from poor execution. I’m not saying I could do any better because I can’t, but I expected more from The Strokes. To be honest, if they had pared it down to eight or nine of the stronger tracks and gotten rid of some of the filler, I might have a more favourable opinion of it. One positive thing I can say is that there were definitely a few gems on the last album so not all was lost.
agreed wholeheartedly. first 3 tracks esp were all great in my mind
I predict a familiar yet fresh sound this time around. And can you guys believe it’s been ten years since Is This it? I suddenly feel old.
Anyway,I’m still looking forward to it,no matter what it will bring to us.
15 year old me is smiling inside.
I’m excited, cant wait till this leaks… Good ol internetz… it all leaks eventually….
The tracklist sounds like a Taylor Swift record:
01 Machu Picchu
02 Under Cover of Darkness
03 Two Kinds of Happiness
04 You’re So Right
05 Taken for a Fool
06 Games
07 Call Me Back
08 Gratisfaction
09 Metabolism
10 Life Is Simple in the Moonlight
I am beyond excited!
Come on u guyz, the Vaccines beat you to it!
(lol / sob)