The Strokes: 'We're back in the recording studio already'

The Strokes have revealed they are already back in studio and are recording the follow up to fourth album 'Angles', which was released earlier this year.

Speaking exclusively to NME, bassist Nikolai Fraiture said that the band had already done "a little bit" of recording.

He said: "We already went back (in the studio) a little bit.When we have a couple of week off time off we also go back into the studio to see how things progress and not leave them (too long)."

The bassist added: "I don't think it's 'urgent' in the way that we feel pushed. It's 'urgent' in the way we want to work on music and keep the up momentum that we've managed to build up to now."

Fraiture added that band relations were good, saying: "Right now everyone's getting along, we're all travelling together, it's a good vibe."

Source: nme.com

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The Strokes – Under Cover Of Darkness

Slick back out of whack at your best.
It's a nightmare,
So I'm joining the army.

Know how folks back out, I still call.
Will you wait for me now?

We got the right to live, fight to use it,
Got everything but you can just choose it.
I won't just be a puppet on a string

Don't go that way.
I'll wait for you.

And I'm tired of all your friends
Listening at your door
And I want, what's better for you.

So long, my friend and adversary.
But I'll wait for you.

Get dressed, jump out of bed and do it best.
Are you OK?
I've been all around this town
Everybody's been singing the same song for ten years.

I'll wait for you.
Will you wait for me too?

And they sacrifice their lives
In the land are all closed eyes.
I've been saying it a billion times,
and I'll say it again.
So long my adversary and friend.

Don't go that way.
I'll wait for you.

I'm tired of all your friends,
Knocking down your door.
Get up in the morning, give it your all.
So long, my friend and adversary.
Oh I'll be waitin' for you.

The Strokes to start working on new album in April

The Strokes will start working on their next album in April.

Bassist Nikolai Fraiture said to XFM: "We were just talking about when we would get back together and start writing for the next album," he said. "It should be soon. April, mid-April."

[Review] The Strokes - Angles (English)

The buzz about the successor of "First Impressions Of Earth" was enormous, mainly because this album was released in 2006.

Fans of the Strokes were expecting a great album and this expectation was further fueled by the first single from "Angles", "Under Cover Of Darkness".

The band's bassist, Nikolai Fraiture, told “Rolling Stone” that the album would be a return to the original sound of the band and this is what occurred in the first two songs, "Machu Pichu", despite having a more reggae sounding and "Under Cover Of Darkness", which is a throwback to the great music of the Strokes.

"Two Kinds Of Happiness" and "You're So Right" are two examples of change in the sound of the Strokes, with a clear influence of the 80’s.

"Taken For A Fool" is a good music, although without reaching the level of the best in this album. Moreover, the two songs that follow, "Games" and "Call Me Back" were perfectly dispensable. "Gratisfaction", which is in the same level of "Under Cover of Darkness", makes you quickly forget the previous two songs.

"Metabolism" brings nothing new to "Angles", which closes with "Life Is Simple In The Moonlight," a good song to finish this album.

This change in the sound of the Strokes was obviously not well done and the proof is that the best songs on this album, "Under Cover Of Darkness" and "Gratisfaction", are those that most resemble the common sound of the band. Except "Life Is Simple In The Moonlight", all songs of this new style of the band are pretty mediocre.  

7/10

[Review] The Strokes - Angles (Português)

A expectativa em torno do sucessor de “First Impressions Of Earth” era enorme, principalmente devido ao facto desse álbum ter sido lançado em 2006.

Os fans dos Strokes estavam à espera de um grande álbum e esta expectativa ainda foi mais alimentada pelo primeiro single de “Angles”, “Under Cover Of Darkness”.

O baixista da banda, Nikolai Fraiture, disse à revista Rolling Stone que este álbum seria um regresso à sonoridade inicial da banda e foi isso que se verificou nas duas primeiras músicas, “Machu Pichu”, apesar de ter uma sonoridade mais virada para o reggae, e “Under Cover Of Darkness”, que é um regresso às grandes músicas dos Strokes.

“Two Kinds Of Happiness” e “You’re So Right” são dois exemplos da mudança no som dos Strokes, com clara influência dos anos 80.

“Taken For a Fool” retoma as boas músicas, embora sem chegar ao nível das melhores deste álbum. Por outro lado, as duas músicas que se seguem, “Games” e “Call Me Back” eram perfeitamente dispensáveis. “Gratisfaction”, que está ao nível de “Under Cover Of Darkness”, faz esquecer rapidamente as duas músicas anteriores.

“Metabolism” não traz nada de novo a “Angles”, que encerra com “Life Is Simple In The Moonlight”, uma boa música para terminar este álbum.

Esta mudança de som dos Strokes obviamente não foi bem conseguida e a prova disso é que as melhores músicas neste álbum, “Under Cover Of Darkness” e “Gratisfaction”, são aquelas que mais se assemelham com a sonoridade mais comum da banda. Tirando o caso de “Life Is Simple In The Moonlight”, todas as músicas deste novo estilo da banda são bastante medíocres.

7/10

[Leak] The Strokes - Angles

The new Strokes' album, "Angles", has leaked to the Internet.
If you want to hear it, click on the following link: http://www.mediafire.com/?s44iipjiedi7j4j (link removed)

***Attention*** This blog isn't responsible for the leak of the album, we just posted here the link to the download. You may download it, but if you like the album, please buy it. The bands will only have money to make more albums if you buy them.


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The Strokes - Under Cover Of Darkness

Check out the new The Strokes video for the song "Under Cover Of Darkness".

Lista de álbuns de 2011 e datas de lançamento

Radiohead – The King Of Limbs (download – 19 de Fevereiro)

Beady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding (28 de Fevereiro)

The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? (14 de Março)

Rise Against – Endgame (15 de Março)

The Strokes – Angles (21 de Março)

Foo Fighters – Wasting Light (11 de Abril)

Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues (3 de Maio)

Mona – Mona (16 de Maio)

Arctic Monkeys – Sem Título (Maio)

Frank Turner – Sem Título (Fim da Primavera/início do Verão)

Manic Street Preachers – 70 Songs Of Hatred And Failure (Sem data)

Brian Fallon e Chuck Ragan – Sem Título (Novembro/Dezembro)

The Gaslight Anthem – Sem Título (Possivelmente para o fim do ano)