It’s been 5 years too long since The Strokes have released a record. Today, their long awaited 4th album Angles (BMG) comes out today, and it is already on the way to becoming a hit. We are celebrating The Strokes all day at Modern Mystery and are super excited about it. Enjoy!
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The Pierces Share A Conversation With Albert Hammond, Jr.
New York based sister act, The Pierces, recently caught up with their good friend Albert Hammond, Jr. of Strokes fame and the cameras were rolling the whole time giving fans and listeners a peek into their upcoming album and what life is like for the ladies.
Catherine and Allison Pierce’s soon to be released album, You & I, features a variety of well known names in the music world playing drums like Will Champion of Coldplay, Glenn Moule of Howling Bells and Matt Romano of Little Joy. The album also features guitar work from their dear friend, Albert Hammond Jr.
The video provides snippets into the lives of the Pierce sisters as they record shop in New York City and reminisce about their days as ballerinas, their emotionally grounded lyrics and their musical influences.
You & I, produced by Coldplay’s Guy Berryman and Grammy winning producer Rik Simpson, will be released on May 23rd on Polydor Records.
Check out clips of the interview here.
The Strokes Take Over Saturday Night Live
The Strokes took over Saturday Night Live this weekend! The band performed two songs, the first single from Angles, “Undercover of Darkness,” and a new unheard track from the upcoming LP titled “Life is Simple in the Moonlight.” If these two tracks are a taste of the what the full record has to offer, this makes us even more excited. If thats possible. Watch the videos below!
The Strokes Drop New Video for “Undercover of Darkness,” Release Second Song on NME
If The Strokes didn’t get you all pysched with announcing a new album and following tour, they are certainly trying to entertain you now. The boys just released a video for the first single, “Undercover of Darkness.” This video is a little different for the band as it shows a more mature Strokes. Albert (sans Fro), Niko, Nick and Fab are all dressed up in suits as Julian is sporting the hipster-cool leather jacket look. Nice. The Strokes drop their long awaited record, Angles (BMG), on March 22nd and we have a feeling the fun isn’t going to stop anytime soon.
Oh wait! There’s more!
They just released a second song from the record titled “You’re So Right,” that you can stream exclusively on NME (where else?). Check out the new song HERE.
If this doesn’t get you excited, we don’t know what will.
The Strokes go all Escher for Angles cover
The Strokes have finally unveiled what is to grace the cover of their hotly-anticipated/jesus christ, it’s finally coming out fourth album, Angles. Take a good look up there, because those groovy, impossible stairs are a long way developed from this. The impossible stairs, of course, were made famous by Dutch graphic artist and Knight of the Order Orange-Nassau, M.C. Escher. Let’s hope the cover isn’t symbolic of The Strokes seemingly reaching new heights but then realizing they’re actually right back where they started.
I wouldn’t worry about that too much based on this:
The Strokes Release First Single Off New Album, “Under Cover Of Darkness”
For a very long time it seemed like this album was never coming, but all of a sudden, we are so close to it being released! The Strokes’ newest effort, Angles, will be available on March 22nd via RCA records in the US but the first single off the album, “Under Cover of Darkness,” is streaming on their website HERE and will be available to purchase online through iTunes U.S on February 15th. Check it out to see whether the wait since 2006’s First Impressions Of Earth was worth it!
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