Is This It

'The Strokes: Why New York's finest will change your life forever!' - NME, June 2001,The Strokes are a dynamite hybrid of the bedlam, tension and flash that define the best, seismic New York rock. Rolling Stone, Top Ten Albums of 2001Who cares if the Strokes didn?t invent their sound, as long as they perfected it? Time, Best Record of 2001Is This It feels raw, spontaneous and unquestionably alive.  Entertainment Weekly, #1 Album of the YearNew Yorkers who?ve spent the past 30 years mourning the demise of the Velvet Underground - that?s everybody, right?- were moved nearly to tears this year by the rise of the Strokes. New York Magazine?s 2001 New York AwardsThis the stuff of which legends are made? the Strokes debut album is pure New York rock & roll, all gray pavement aggression wrapped in black leather cool. Rolling StoneIs This It is indeed one of the best rock records out of New York in a decade; hell, in these pop-and rap-rock-dominated times, it?s one of the best rock records, period.  PenthouseThese New York City boy toys arrives in the gutter by way of private school?brandishing raw as sushi vocals, punchy guitars and a raging , basement-born powerpop crunch that explodes like dropped peanut brittle.  Magnet, Year In Music, The 20 Best Albums of 2001?if you?re looking for swaggering rock ?n? roll intensity, this is it. USA TodayThe Strokes played a concisely overpowering set. The band sums up an entire school of clean-lined New York rock that turns minimal elements into rock universals.  New York Times (The Strokes? music) has got that rough edge, a ragged soul that gives it authenticity. New York TimesAt its best, the Strokes? music is energtizing, urgent, infectious, and darn near impossible to ignore- much like the city that inspired it. Chicago Sun-Times?the Strokes in concert are going to cause a riot of their own Washington PostA new local-five piece rock band, the Strokes are so wildly likable that they could become the Ferris Bueller of the rock set, uniting the freaks, the geeks, the punks, the jocks, the burnouts, the dweebs, the boys and the girls? There?s room for growth, but the Strokes are so ready right now, it?s hard to resist tossing phrases like New York?s best rock band for 2001 at them. Time Out New York,'The Strokes: Why New York's finest will change your life forever!' - NME, June 2001