The Strokes

Released: March 26, 2013

Songwriter: Albert Hammond Jr. Fabrizio Moretti Nick Valensi Nikolai Fraiture Julian Casablancas

Producer: Gus Oberg

Say it all
Just get it all off your chest
Shake it up
500,000 times
Say no more
We don't believe anything
Teenage angst
Come all ages

Baby, show me where to go
Some things I don't wanna know
Baby, tell me if you're sure
Out all the time

Say it all
I'm not awake anymore
Change my mind
2,000 times before
Seen a knight
Dance on the side of the road
Teenage angst
Come all ages

Baby, show me where to go
Some things I don't wanna know
Baby, tell me if you're sure
Out all the time

Feeling dizzy now
In the running show
All I want to see
All I want to know
Watch you as you stay
Faces at your door
Waiting for your piece
Pull the trigger please

Baby, show me where to go
Somethings I don't wanna know
Baby, tell me if you're sure
Out all the time
Cause I don't wanna see everybody get together
Leave these dreams alone
You don't wanna have to tell me that I wanted you go
Everybody needs a shadow, oh

The Strokes burst onto the scene at a time when rock fans were desperate for an alternative to the rap-rock that was dominating the airwaves. That the band lived up to expectations after being hailed ‘saviors of guitar rock’ solely based on the strength of a three song EP is a testament to the quality of their flawless debut, July 2001’s Is This It.

Ultimately, they are a band that truly relies on the strength of the entire lead singer Julian Casablancas, lead guitarist Nick Valensi, drummer Fabrizio Moretti, guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., and bassist Nikolai Fraiture. However, much of The Strokes' output has been influenced by the domineering vision of Casablancas' songwriting.

Before he took a small step back on their third album, January 2006’s First Impressions of Earth, and then isolated himself to record March 2011’s Angles, Casablancas was involved in almost every step of The Strokes' recording process. He wrote all of the lyrics and the music on their first two albums and was constantly involved in the mixing of the records.

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