Phrazes For The Young

Long gone are the scruffy-haired, Stooges inspired New York sound, Casablancas has finally succumbed the trend of his band mates of producing a solo record, his agenda totally differing from what came before.

I assure you Strokes this is certainly not, and while his talent nor swagger has not left him, Casablancas is out to surprise with Phrazes For The Young. Whether he's jumping on the current nostalgic 80's synthpop revival band wagon is unclear, but what he's achieved in his latest offering is something undeniably catchy and fun, if not short lived in playing time with only eight numbers offered in total.

Phrazes For The Young provides a mirage of confusion with a wall of sounds somehow helmed together with the melodies provided by Julian, the electro influences merely a flamboyant icing on what is essentially a perfectly credible pop record.

In the shortlist of the more memorable albums of 2009, Phrazes For The Young thankfully reassures Casablancas' talent is… more »

Long gone are the scruffy-haired, Stooges inspired New York sound, Casablancas has finally succumbed the trend of his band mates of producing a solo record, his agenda totally differing from what came before.

I assure you Strokes this is certainly not, and while his talent nor swagger has not left him, Casablancas is out to surprise with Phrazes For The Young. Whether he's jumping on the current nostalgic 80's synthpop revival band wagon is unclear, but what he's achieved in his latest offering is something undeniably catchy and fun, if not short lived in playing time with only eight numbers offered in total.

Phrazes For The Young provides a mirage of confusion with a wall of sounds somehow helmed together with the melodies provided by Julian, the electro influences merely a flamboyant icing on what is essentially a perfectly credible pop record.

In the shortlist of the more memorable albums of 2009, Phrazes For The Young thankfully reassures Casablancas' talent is still flourishing and was sorely missed by the industry. It's a solid return to form from the much modest master. Now bring on the next Strokes offering.