The New Abnormal - The Strokes: Review
The Strokes are a legendary New York rock band who were labelled the saviors or rock music when the first emerged with a classic debut record Is This It . Since then the band has released a number of critically acclaimed records and developed into one of the most successful and popular rock bands within the indie world. Review By Lavender: The New Abnormal was one of my most anticipated releases of this year, and the year before, and probably even the year before that. Records like Is This It , Room On Fire and Angles make for one of the best catalogs in modern rock music. Since the last Strokes record the band has dropped a decent EP, frontman Julian Casablancas dropped two great records with his side project The Voidzand the band released three singles in the lead up to this record. All three of which I enjoyed and two of which are among my favorite songs I've heard all year. So my expectations were high, but The New Abnormal comfortably lives up to it. ...