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 Hey, hipsters! The Strokes are releasing a new album on March 26th. Judging from the album cover, they've already mixed the album. Only one track has been released, One Way Trigger. I'm not too keen on it, but the song's not a single. The first single for Comedown Machine would be 'All the Time', which will be released February 19th. I think Angles was a step in the right direction for the Strokes, so I'm hoping this new effort continues an upswing. It's the right length for a Strokes album, so we know it's got that going for it. CaptainYesterday fucked around with this message at Jan 31, 2013 around 06:23 |
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| # ? May 25, 2013 18:13 |
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I wasn't crazy about Angles, but I can't stand that first song. If that's indicative of the sound of the rest of the album I won't bother with this one.
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| # ? Jan 30, 2013 22:23 |
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Jeff Wiiver posted:I wasn't crazy about Angles, but I can't stand that first song. If that's indicative of the sound of the rest of the album I won't bother with this one. Agreed. Angles felt very phoned in to me, and had maybe a few songs that I enjoyed. One Way Trigger is just bad. Their first two albums were classic, but they haven't really impressed me much since then. I probably won't even bother with this one.
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| # ? Jan 30, 2013 22:39 |
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Angles was great and this new song kicks rear end. Color me excited.
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| # ? Jan 30, 2013 23:14 |
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I could go either way this one. On one hand, the first two albums are close to flawless to me. I love every tune on those. But my favorite Strokes songs are Under cover of Darkness and You Only Live Once, which are on the latter two albums. I wasn't too crazy about this tune, so I think I'll just stay cautiously optimistic. Worst comes to worst, there will probably be at least one good track to take away from it.
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| # ? Jan 31, 2013 00:31 |
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Are they actually going to tour this record? That's all I care about anymore. I never even listened to Angels because they refused to come to Canada on that tour.
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| # ? Jan 31, 2013 01:48 |
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Bliggers- posted:Are they actually going to tour this record? That's all I care about anymore. I never even listened to Angels because they refused to come to Canada on that tour. No tour is announced yet, but I'd imagine they would.
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| # ? Jan 31, 2013 01:58 |
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Like I said in the Indie Megathread, I hate One Way Trigger. Angles was totally forgettable but at least it sounded like The Strokes. This sounds...well, not very much like The Strokes, and not very good either. First Impressions Of Earth was the last good album they put out, and it's been like 7 years since that album came out, so it's high time they put out another good one. Albert Hammond Jr.'s Yours To Keep was great too, and that came out the same year as First Impressions. I don't think I ever heard Como Te Llama or Julian's solo album that came out a few years ago. Is This It and Room On Fire are pretty much untouchable. I wish they'd release something close, since they'll obviously never top those. Hopefully this album has at least a couple good songs on it and isn't a total throwaway. Maybe One Way Trigger won't be indicative of the album as a whole. I hope, at least. Rageaholic Monkey fucked around with this message at Jan 31, 2013 around 03:50 |
| # ? Jan 31, 2013 03:47 |
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I don't want to hate on them, but I have to say, not super keen on this track. Strikes me that the tempo of the singers versus the tempo of the music is clashing, and that synth is grating. I'm looking forward to hearing more as it comes out, though, do love me some Strokes.
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| # ? Jan 31, 2013 07:26 |
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NME's track-by-track review. Keyboards will be a factor in the album.
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| # ? Feb 9, 2013 00:40 |
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Their new single "All The Time" came out yesterday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkaGHv6RLBM It's about a thousand times better than One Way Trigger, but it's still not one of the best Strokes songs or anything.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 22:46 |
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I need to listen to that song more, I'm still trying to get it.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 23:37 |
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I guess I'm the only one who loves One Way Trigger... Granted, I haven't heard Angles and my favorite album of theirs is First Impressions of Earth so maybe I'm not indicative of the general Strokes consensus. But what I've heard so far is... really fun.
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| # ? Feb 15, 2013 00:55 |
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Albert Hammond Jr.'s Yours To Keep was great too That album is a loving classic.
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| # ? Feb 16, 2013 00:54 |
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Dissapointed Owl posted:I guess I'm the only one who loves One Way Trigger... The new song sounds like The Strokes trying to recreate their Is This It/Room on Fire era sound, but they're not a group of bratty twentysomethings looking to prove their worth as the next in a line of legendary NY bands, so it just isn't as viscerally authentic as their music from that era. They sound more like a Strokes cover band, if that makes any sense. flying afro fucked around with this message at Feb 19, 2013 around 04:20 |
| # ? Feb 16, 2013 02:26 |
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flying afro posted:Nah, it's pretty great. The new single ("All The Time") is pretty disappointing, in my opinion. "One Way Trigger" is The Strokes doing 80s electro pop and Julian Casablanca doing his best to emulate Prince. The genre is a departure, but the melodies and layering of the instruments are unmistakably classic Strokes. I was iffy on the vocals at first because I thought the mastering was pretty lo-fi and clashed with the glossy veneer of the rest of the music, but that just ended up endearing me more to the track. It makes a lot of sense and I completely agree with everything you just said.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2013 17:44 |
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I am just going on record to say that anything the Strokes put out, to me, is perfection. I love every single song they have out there. Julian's solo album is loving incredible as well. Looking forward to this as All the Time is amazing. One Way Trigger is some good experimental stuff as well.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2013 18:40 |
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http://pitchfork.com/news/49666-the...medown-machine/ Well this is stupid. How about you guys, oh I don't know, actually just loving tour your record when you release it?
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 22:04 |
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Full album streaming at pitchfork. http://pitchfork.com/advance/48-com...=nl%3A613379061
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 22:35 |
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Bliggers- posted:http://pitchfork.com/news/49666-the...medown-machine/ I get the feeling (and actually had it when I heard they recorded Angles completely separate from Julian) that they're literally just riding out the five-album deal they signed with as little effort as possible. It's a shame, because I loved the Strokes from Is This It to First Impressions of Earth. That being said, I just listened to the stream and this record does have its moments.
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 23:12 |
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The video from "All The Time" (their first single) has been released. Has a retrospective kind of vibe (notice the appearance of the YOLO abbrv. on their setlist, pioneers) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJC8zeu3MHk As for the song well, to me it sounds almost exactly like 'The End Has No End'.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2013 14:28 |
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Derp. Link has already been posted. Anyway, I love Tap Out. Sounds fresh, but still sounds like The Strokes.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2013 22:34 |
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Listening to the Pitchfork Advance stream and enjoying it, but probably because I'm not thinking of it as a Strokes album. It barely sounds like a Strokes album at all. It sounds like a different band entirely that was influenced by The Strokes. More listenable than Angles, which I found pretty forgettable. edit: And then I get to 50 50 and it's as Strokes as you can get. What the gently caress? Rageaholic Monkey fucked around with this message at Mar 19, 2013 around 23:45 |
| # ? Mar 19, 2013 23:36 |
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Reviews are coming in, and, according to Metacritic, it's their best since Room on Fire. That's not high praise, but it's about as average a Strokes album ever.
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| # ? Mar 20, 2013 04:50 |
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Not to be a contrarian, but this album bored me to tears. I listened to the first 5 or 6 songs and gave up. Its almost exactly like Angles but they somehow gave less of a poo poo when they were making this one. Is their record deal completed now?
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| # ? Mar 20, 2013 19:33 |
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The Strokes try to write "Take On Me". Interesting!
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| # ? Mar 21, 2013 05:32 |
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Eh, instead of ripping off Velvet Underground they are now ripping off Siouxsie and the Banshees. Not that it's a bad thing. It definitely more listenable than Angles, and even slightly better than First Impressions of Earth. I wouldn't even compare it to Room on Fire and Is This It though - aside from "All the Time", the sound and feeling are just so different. I'm hoping they continue building on the new sound instead of trying to re-invent themselves again. Edit: Sign I'm getting old - my 15 year-old cousin just heard of The Strokes for the first time when Comedown Machine was posted on Pitchfork a few days ago. After I suggested he listen to earlier albums, he told me that Is This It? sounded like "dad rock". loving kids, get off my lawn. Salo fucked around with this message at Mar 21, 2013 around 16:11 |
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Salo posted:Edit: Sign I'm getting old - my 15 year-old cousin just heard of The Strokes for the first time when Comedown Machine was posted on Pitchfork a few days ago. After I suggested he listen to earlier albums, he told me that Is This It? sounded like "dad rock". loving kids, get off my lawn. What a terrible opinion 
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| # ? Mar 21, 2013 16:18 |
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I don't understand why they don't make it all gritty sounding. They could still do this super pop stuff, but the over produced sound ruins it. Thats what was great about Is This It. It just felt like it was made in a basement in NYC.
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| # ? Mar 21, 2013 17:58 |
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Salo posted:Edit: Sign I'm getting old - my 15 year-old cousin just heard of The Strokes for the first time when Comedown Machine was posted on Pitchfork a few days ago. After I suggested he listen to earlier albums, he told me that Is This It? sounded like "dad rock". loving kids, get off my lawn. That is terribly depressing. What kind of music does he normally listen to?
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| # ? Mar 21, 2013 18:00 |
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I'm really loving the last two songs, Happy Endings and Call it Fate Call it Karma. The latter is especially unexpected, but it's beautiful. The whole album is really growing on me.
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| # ? Mar 24, 2013 10:47 |
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With the lack of promotion, no live performances and the weird album art (I understand its supposed to be retro, but it's just a giant RCA logo) that this is a toss off to try and burn through their contract.
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| # ? Mar 25, 2013 19:14 |
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Has anyone else played Donkey Kong Country 2 to Comedown Machine, or am I just crazy? The album has a David Wise sound to it.
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| # ? Mar 26, 2013 16:39 |
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Cpt. Spring Types posted:That is terribly depressing. What kind of music does he normally listen to? I can totally understand why a kid who missed the strokes when they exploded into the mainstream would think this. The Strokes whole thing was a garage/rock/NY revival, they "sounded" like "old bands" when they came out. That's what the whole Whit Stripes/Strokes/Et al. thing was about back then, so to a kid who missed that it's "new garage rock" probably just sounds like the rest of old bands the Strokes are imitating.
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| # ? Mar 26, 2013 16:50 |
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Happy Ending is my favorite, but I love the first two tracks too. I think this album sounds more 'electronic' than previous albums. If that makes any sense. edit--> The openings for 80s Comedown Machine and Chances sound like Cars tunes. Boinks fucked around with this message at Mar 27, 2013 around 14:03 |
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Vintersorg posted:I am just going on record to say that anything the Strokes put out, to me, is perfection. I love every single song they have out there. Julian's solo album is loving incredible as well. Looking forward to this as All the Time is amazing. One Way Trigger is some good experimental stuff as well. I really like his solo album, you can tell he clearly wanted to do it and put the effort into it. Dissapointed Owl posted:I guess I'm the only one who loves One Way Trigger... I wouldn't say I love it but it has grown on me a lot since I first heard it and strongly disliked it.
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| # ? Apr 1, 2013 23:18 |
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Cart Cam posted:I wouldn't say I love it but it has grown on me a lot since I first heard it and strongly disliked it. Same here, but because I've learned to accept that it's not a Strokes song 
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| # ? Apr 1, 2013 23:50 |
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This album has been on repeat all month and might very well be my favorite one. It used to be first impressions of earth, so I realize that my opinion probably isn't worth much.
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| # ? Apr 5, 2013 18:40 |
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| # ? May 25, 2013 18:13 |
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^^ It's not my favourite, but wow does it ever benefit from repeat listens. It's hard to not feel like this one is their last..
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