The Strokes
Room On Fire vinyl LP vinyl

The Strokes second full-length release was an album that won't cause the stir that its predecessor did, but has a sneaky appeal all its own. Thanks to the quintet's Lower East Side roots, Velvet Underground and Television references abound with these guys, but Boston new wavers the Cars, and in particular their hit-heavy second album, 1979's Candy-O, provide a more suitable point of reference for Room On Fire.

As with Ric Ocasek and company, Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas and his cohorts have a Cars-like knack for sly riffs that creep deeper into ones consciousness with each listen. Not much longer than a half hour from start to finish, this 11-song is modest in intent and execution, and succeeds quite nicely on its own terms.

NEW / Released in 2003 / Reissue 2023

Tracklist:

A1 What Ever Happened

A2 Reptilia

A3 Automatic Stop

A4 12:51

A5 You Talk Way Too Much

B1 Between Love & Hate

B2 Meet Me In The Bathroom

B3 Under Control

B4 The Way It Is

B5 The End Has No End

B6 I Can’t Win