(Source: ccinocapuccino, via daliavonwegen)
I’ve only today listened to the new Strokes album and that’s OK. I don’t need to be on top of everything anymore, not even bands I used to absolutely adore. 19-year-old-me would hate me but that’s OK too. She had to compensate for things I’ve made peace with today.
As for Comedown Machine, it’s less bad than Angles, I think, but it’s still not great. Julian needs to dirty up his voice again.
ONE WAY TRIGGER - THE STROKES
you asked me to stay… you asked me to stay
This is not what I meant when I asked for the return of dirty rock’n’roll by dumbsmart prettyboys.
(via zestrokes)
Waaaait, I’m not gonna give you a break
I’ll try anything once, The Strokes
remember when this was released as ‘demo version of you only live once’ and you were like “what what what, how can such a beautiful, heartbreaking song be turned into such a fun, clever song? music! how does it even work? gawd, nick, you’re the prettiest boy in the world.”? remember? nick valensi is still the prettiest boy in the world, by the way.
My Mom would listen to “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”, and stuff, and I’d be there, I’d be very confused as a boy ‘cause I was like,
THE STROKES WITH JARVIS COCKER COVERING THE CARS JUST WHAT I NEEDED AT READING 2011
Julian Casablancas and Jarvis Cocker - They’re not Jesus, they just have the same initials :’)
The jarv omg so many great people on one stage how did things not explode
Oh hey, it’s my favourite frontman from the 90s and my favourite frontman from the 00s (and his band) covering a song by a band… I wanted to check out years ago.
The Strokes - “Life is Simple in the Moonlight”
Well this is… mellow. I like it though, which means this is the first new Strokes song I like at first listen. I was starting to fear that I wouldn’t really like it and would have to comfort myself with the fact that Nick is still dreamy.
