The Strokes - Is This It Sassy 009 Written at home on the

Written at home on the Isle of Eigg and recorded at Mike Lindsay’s Margate studio

The xx were four precocious youngsters from South West London who provide the hushed minimal strokes of Youth Marble Giants and early Cure but through the minds of a young act obsessed with the R&B turns of Ciara and Aaliyah

amps and synthesisers and dance like there’s no tomorrow

grand piano and traditional folk Instruments are blended with field recordings to create an intriguing album of authentic Greek modal folk-jazz and soundscapes

it draws on close collaborators old and new

The Strokes - Is This It Sassy 009 Written at home on theArriving on a wave of well earned hype rooted in tight chops and a confident swagger, the Strokes offer a rock and roll antidote to the plague of boy bands, teen divas, and petulant rap rock outfits. Despite this quintet's prep school background, their sound comes from the same primordial ooze that spawned big apple legends like the New York Dolls, the Modern Lovers and the Velvet Underground. Clocking in at 36 minutes, Is This It packs its perfect