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The New Abnormal (The Strokes Album)
''The New Abnormal'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Strokes, released on April 10, 2020, through Cult and RCA Records. It was their first full-length album since '' Comedown Machine'' (2013), marking the longest gap between studio albums by the band. The album was produced by Rick Rubin and recorded at his Shangri-La studio in Malibu, California, with additional recording taking place at studios in Los Angeles County and Hawaii. The Strokes began performing songs from the album for the first time throughout 2019 before revealing the album's track list and cover art in early 2020. " At the Door", " Bad Decisions", and "Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus" were released as singles prior to the album's release, with "The Adults Are Talking" being released to radio months later. ''The New Abnormal'' received very positive reviews from critics, many of whom considered it a return to form. Praise was directed particularly towards the maturity of singer Julian Casablan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strokes
The Strokes are an American rock band from New York City. Formed in 1998, the band is composed of lead singer and songwriter Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture, and drummer Fabrizio Moretti. They were a leading group of the early-2000s indie rock revival. The release of their EP '' The Modern Age'' in early 2001 sparked a bidding war among major labels, with the band eventually signing to RCA Records. That summer, they released their debut album, ''Is This It'', to critical acclaim and strong sales. It has since appeared on numerous "best album" lists. It was followed by ''Room on Fire'' (2003) and ''First Impressions of Earth'' (2005), both of which sold well but failed to match ''Is This It'' in critical success. Following a five-year hiatus, they released ''Angles'' (2011) to a generally positive reception, and ''Comedown Machine'' (2013) to lukewarm critical reception, both with dwindling sales. Following the end of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult Records
Cult Records is an independent record label founded by Julian Casablancas (of The Strokes) in 2009. Initially used as an imprint for Casablancas' solo releases, Cult later became a standalone label, and in June 2014 entered a label services agreement with Kobalt as well as a digital distribution agreement with ONErpm. Artists signed to Cult Current * Cerebral Ballzy * Exhibition * The Growlers * Har Mar Superstar * Karen O * Rey Pila * Promiseland * The Strokes * The Voidz Catalog Cult artists * Albert Hammond, Jr. * C O L O R * Everything Everything * Exclamation Pony (Jen Turner of Here We Go Magic and Ryan Jarman of The Cribs) * INHEAVEN * Julian Casablancas * Jehnny Beth & Julian Casablancas * Reputante * Songhoy Blues * Surfbort Surfbort is an American punk rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York in 2015. They were featured in a campaign by Gucci, and members of Blondie have named the band as a favorite of theirs. They have released music with Cult Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the music industry worldwide. It was originally called the Gramophone Awards, as the trophy depicts a gilded Phonograph, gramophone. The Grammys are the first of the Big Three television networks, Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and is considered one of the EGOT, four major annual American entertainment awards, alongside the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The 1st Annual Grammy Awards, first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. History The Grammys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Casablancas
Julian Fernando Casablancas (born August 23, 1978) is an American singer, musician and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of Rock music, rock band The Strokes, with whom he has released six studio albums since their founding in 1998. Casablancas released a solo album, ''Phrazes for the Young'', in 2009. That same year, he founded the Independent record label, independent record label Cult Records, which has represented artists such as The Growlers, Rey Pila and Karen O. Since 2013, he has been the frontman of experimental rock band The Voidz. The band has released two albums, ''Tyranny (The Voidz album), Tyranny'' (2014) and ''Virtue (The Voidz album), Virtue'' (2018). Early life Julian Fernando Casablancas was born in New York City on August 23, 1978, the son of American-Spanish businessman John Casablancas, the founder of Elite Model Management, and Jeanette Christiansen (née Christjansen), a Danish model and the 1965 Miss Universe Denmark, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state geographically located within the tropics. Hawaii comprises nearly the entire Hawaiian archipelago, 137 volcanic islands spanning that are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. The state's ocean coastline is consequently the fourth-longest in the U.S., at about . The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lānai, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii—the last of these, after which the state is named, is often called the "Big Island" or "Hawaii Island" to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago. The uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands make up most of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the United States' largest protected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States and in the U.S. state of California, with 9,861,224 residents estimated as of 2022. It is the most populous non–state-level government entity in the United States. Its population is greater than that of 40 individual U.S. states. At and with 88 incorporated cities and many unincorporated areas, it is home to more than one-quarter of California residents and is one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States. Its county seat, Los Angeles, is also California's most populous city and the second-most populous city in the United States, with about 3.9 million residents. In recent times, statewide droughts in California have placed great strain on the County’s (and the City of Los Angeles's) water security. History Los Angeles County is one of the original counties of California, created at the time of stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedown Machine
''Comedown Machine'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Strokes. It was released on March 26, 2013, through RCA Records. The band decided to pull a media blackout for the album, with no promotion in the form of television appearances, interviews, photoshoots, live shows, or tours. The cover artwork was designed to resemble an old RCA tape reel box. ''Comedown Machine'' received mostly positive reviews from critics, and was placed at number 41 on the ''NME''s list of the "50 Best Albums of 2013". Promotion and release Before the release of the album the song "One Way Trigger" was released as a free download and was made available for streaming via YouTube and SoundCloud, and as a free download via the band's official website on January 25, 2013. Julian Casablancas posted a stylized lyric sheet for the song, designed by long-time collaborator Warren Fu, on his official website on January 30, 2013. "All the Time" was released as a digital download on February 19, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus
"Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus" is a song by American rock band The Strokes. The song was released on April 6, 2020, as the third single from their sixth studio album, ''The New Abnormal'' (2020). The song was featured as part of the soundtrack to the sports video game ''MLB The Show 21''. Personnel Adapted from The Strokes official YouTube channel. The Strokes *Julian Casablancas – vocal, lyricist, composer *Nikolai Fraiture – bass guitar, composer *Albert Hammond Jr. – guitar, composer *Nick Valensi – guitar, composer *Fabrizio Moretti – drums, composer Additional Personnel *Jason Lader – engineer, mixing engineer *Pete Min – engineer *Rob Bisel – assistant engineer *Dylan Neustadter – assistant engineer *Kevin Smith – assistant engineer *Stephen Marcussen – mastering engineer *Stewart Whitmore – mastering engineer *Rick Rubin Frederick Jay Rubin (; born March 10, 1963) is an American record producer. He is the co-founder (alongside Russell Simmons) of D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Decisions (The Strokes Song)
"Bad Decisions" is a song by American rock band the Strokes, released on February 18, 2020, as the second single from their sixth studio album, ''The New Abnormal'' (2020). An accompanying music video was released on the same day. It incorporates elements of the song "Dancing with Myself" by British punk/ new wave musician Billy Idol, who is credited as a co-writer along with his former band member Tony James. The artwork for the song is ''Café Kiss'' by Ron Hicks. Live performances On October 31, 2020, the band performed "Bad Decisions" on ''Saturday Night Live''. Personnel Adapted from The Strokes official YouTube channel. *Julian Casablancas – vocal, lyricist *Nikolai Fraiture – bass guitar *Albert Hammond Jr. – guitar *Nick Valensi – guitar *Fabrizio Moretti – drums *Billy Idol – composer * Tony James – composer *Jason Lader – engineer, mixing engineer *Pete Min – engineer *Rob Bisel – assistant engineer *Dylan Neustadter – assistant engineer *Kevi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Door
"At the Door" is a song by American rock band The Strokes. The song was released on February 11, 2020, as the lead single from their sixth studio album, ''The New Abnormal'' (2020). An accompanying animated music video was released on the same day. Composition "At the Door" lacks drums and percussion and primarily features Julian Casablancas' vocals accompanied by a digital guitar. It has been described as a synth-pop song by multiple writers as well as a "stark change of pace" for the band by ''NME''s Ella Kemp. In a review for the ''Chicago Tribune'', Mark Kennedy wrote, "Casablancas knows he is a lost soul, but offers hope: “Use me like an oar/Get yourself to shore." Caleb Campbell of '' Under the Radar'' described it as a "synth-led slow burn of a track" with a "heart wrenching vocal performance from Julian Casablancas". Writers noted Giorgio Moroder as well as Casablancas' side project The Voidz as possible influences for the song. Kemp also stated that the song includes "c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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