October 15, 2009

New Nickel Eye Video - "You And Everyone Else"

Once Julian releases his Phrazes For The Young, all the Strokes save Valensi will have a side-project release under their vintage belts. (If not two.) Nikolai Fraiture helms Nickel Eye; "You And Everyone Else" sees the bassist on lead vocals, mixing a bit of Julian's disaffected vocal delivery with a sorta Frank Black undercurrent. The track's Roman Cortez-directed video sees a bunch of young lookers chatting it up on an online dating service, perplexing each other with verbatim quotes from the song. Fraiture isn't one of them, of course (Strokes don't need online dating to find mates). Instead he turns up when the dating service begins streaming a live Nickel Eye show, which finally brings a smile to the young hipsters' faces. Nickel Eye is for virtual lovers.

The Time Of The Assassins is out via Rykodisc. Check the Ronson remix.

Posted at 10:09 AM by amrit in Video
Tags: Nickel Eye | The Strokes

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9 Comments

I love the strokes, like Nickel Eye, like this song, not so fond of the video.

Posted by: Prince of Carrot Flowers

at 10/15/09 10:51 AM | Reply
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I may have been to Rykodisc once are twice WORKING....it's right around the block from where MAx's was...but that's neither here nor there...

Posted by: Andy or Charlie...Sweet Jane at 10/15/09 10:55 AM | Reply
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Love love love the Strokes, and Nikolai on the bass has a lot to do with that, but this song isn't very good, imo.

Posted by: Sean Jean at 10/15/09 1:13 PM | Reply
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I watched this video while Die With Your Boots On by Iron Maiden was playing. I don't know if that means anything, but I thought you guys should know.

Posted by: Tim at 10/15/09 5:32 PM | Reply
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You and Everyone Else is one of my favorite songs off of TOTA, and I really liked this video (even with it's cheesy hipster dancing during the "live stream.") It's a premise that's so mainstream, yet hasn't been done in a music video until now. Go Nikolai!

Posted by: Juun at 10/15/09 5:50 PM | Reply
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was that an Apple commercial?

Posted by: 10over9 at 10/15/09 7:13 PM | Reply
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I like how all of the Strokes side projects sound a little like the Strokes but not as good. These guys need to cut the shit and release that next record. But I will admit, I'm pretty excited about Julian's solo album. 11th Dimension is bad ass in a Strokes remix of Madonna sort of way.

Posted by: Rick Shaw at 10/15/09 9:09 PM | Reply
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Too old...

Posted by: Charlie at 10/16/09 12:10 PM | Reply
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Pointless

Posted by: Drunk Jew at 10/16/09 8:37 PM | Reply
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