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CD: The Strokes – Angles
CD: The Strokes – Angles
Can the saviours of Noughties rock don their leather jackets and rescue rock again?
The simple answer is no. The more complex answer is maybe, if only the New York quintet would pull their fingers out and deliver something more cohesive. The opening track, “Machu Picchu” is a real dud, a slice of limp, white pop-reggae that would not seem out of place on Now That's What I Call Eighties Sub-Men at Work Twaddle. “Games” nods awkwardly to New Romantic-era electro, while “Metabolism” is a horrendous foray into prog noodling.
That's the bad news. The good news is that when Julian Casablancas and co let rip with their louche CBGBs drawl and some deft guitar solos, they still have it. “Gratisfaction” is a shameless singalong boogie and even better is the recent single “Under Cover of Darkness”. If the latter feels naggingly familiar that is because it is not a million miles from their decade-old breakthrough “Last Night”. No wonder Casablancas drones on it "Everybody is singing the same song for 10 years".
Watch The Strokes perform "Under Cover of Darkness"
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