Posts Tagged: The Strokes

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5
Feb 10

Free Energy “Hope Child”

Free Energy Hope Child mp3

Pitchfork has announced that Free Energy’s hotly anticipated James Murphy-of-LCD-Soundsystem-produced debut album, Stuck On Nothing will be released on March 9th via DFA/Astralwerks. So much for that January release we were all looking forward to. You can see the ridiculously awesome album art above.

With just a bit over a month until the record hits stores, I hope you didn’t think Free Energy was going to leave us all without a treat. Free Energy not only come bearing good news, but also gifts.”Hope Child”, the track they performed live for P4K’s Tunnelvision at the Brooklyn Bowl, is being given away for free — a telltale sign that a band is awesome.

 

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And in other news, the Strokes have returned to the studio!

Feature / Music / Podcasts — 166 Comments
5
Jan 10

Best Songs of the Decade (2000-2009)

Best Songs of the Decade (2000 2009) featureArtwork by Adam Sarpalius

Here are Pretty Much Amazing’s Top 75 Songs of the Decade. Below you will find the entire list with three accompanying podcasts. For our reviews of the Top 25 songs, please follow this link.

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6
Dec 09

#21. The Strokes – The Modern Age

#21. The Strokes The Modern Age featureArtwork by Adam Sarpalius

As 2009, and the decade come to a close, PMA will be looking back at our favorite songs of the last ten years. We will update a list with 75 empty slots until we reach that song that changed everything. You can keep track of this list by keeping an eye on this page. We make these lists in hopes that you guys will chime in the comments and share your favorite musical moments of the noughties.

#21. The Strokes The Modern Age feature After this wonderful debut single, The Strokes were lifted to global rock icon and savior-status, in a blink of an eye. The press surrounding Julian Casablancas and the guys was astounding, and unparalleled, even in this increasingly cynical and blog-happy age (or The Modern Age as the Strokes would call it). With a band lauded for its sense of style almost as much as its musical merits, it’s almost hard to imagine that the music in question is actually worth all the fuss.

Fortunately, The Strokes and every single off their debut album, Is This It? was an infallible force of genius. “The Modern Age” harbored everything great about New York’s rich musical heritage and delivered it in an enjoyable 3-minute salute to Velvet Underground, the Wrens, the Stooges, Talking Heads and the future of indie rock.

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Gigs / Giveaways — 31 Comments
7
Nov 09

GIVEAWAY: Julian Casablancas in LA 11/13

GIVEAWAY: Julian Casablancas in LA 11/13 gigs
To promote his newly released solo debut, Phrazes Of The Young, the Strokes frontman is playing a string of LA shows. We have a pair of tickets for his show at the Downtown Palace Theatre on Nov 13th at 8pm, if you’re interested.

If you’re in the area and want to go with a friend, leave a comment with your name and valid email address. The winner will be contacted Friday morning.

Julian Casablancas – 11th Dimension
Julian Casablancas – River of Breaklights

Buy Phrazes of the Young at InSound.

Listen / Music / Podcasts — 6 Comments
8
Sep 09

pmaCAST #18: Post-Labor Day

pmaCAST #18: Post Labor Day listenDOWNLOAD: MP3 / iTUNES

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Feature / Music — 15 Comments
29
Aug 09

Best Album of the 2000s: 2001

Best Albums of 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09

It’s not easy to pick the best album of a particular year. Music is the soundtrack to our lives, and it means different things to individuals depending on where they’re at when an album is released. Over the next few months I’m gonna tell you what albums we liked each year over the past ten years and I’ll also talk about your collective choice for best album each year. Anytime you narrow down entire years music down to 10 choices, you’re gonna miss some great music, and I know some of you think these types of articles are a waste of time. To you I say this:

  • Get over it. It’s my time I’m wasting. If you don’t wanna waste your time, don’t read. :)
  • PMA will still cover the latest music as it comes out, so you’re not missing anything there.
  • We see value in remembering great music from the past. Some of our readers may have missed these albums the first time around, so it’s still exposure to new music, even if it’s from 10 years ago.

I hope you enjoy this segment while it lasts, and get into the dialogue. We’ll probably nail some of your favorites and dreadfully miss others. Let us know what you think of the choices in the comments, and tell us what changes you’d make.

In the meantime, here are the winners for The Best Album of 2001. Enjoy! Continue reading →

Feature / Music — 23 Comments
18
Aug 09

Best Album of 2001

Previously: Best album of 2000 (Readers’ Choice & PMA’s Choice)

We’ve set out to find the 10 best albums of the decade, according to our readers as well as our own personal favorite. So this gives us a maximum of listing the 20 best albums of the 2000s. Though I haven’t ruled out the possibility that the Readers’ and PMA’s choices might be the same album. So we’ll play this by ear.

Like last time, I’ll list ten candidates for best album of 2001. These candidates are determined by their inclusion in various year-end lists from publications we trust, including, the Village Voice 2001 Pazz & Jop Poll, NME, The Onion, Mojo, Los Angeles Times, Spin, and Uncut. Please vote for the album you think was the best in 2001. If your choice isn’t on here, we’d love to see it in the comments section (though, we’d appreciate if you’d vote for your favorite on the list anyway).

A. Love And Theft by Bob Dylan
B. Is This It? by The Strokes
C. Amnesiac by Radiohead
D. White Blood Cells by The White Stripes
E. Vespertine by Bjork
F. Discovery by Daft Punk
G. Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
H. The Blueprint by Jay-Z
I. Things We Lost In the Fire by Low
J. Rooty by Basement Jaxx

Listen / MP3 / Music — 1 Comment
18
Jul 09

Free Energy – Free Energy 7″

Free Energy Free Energy 7 listen
Free Energy, the band, have just released an mp3 for “Free Energy,” the song. “Free Energy” can be found on Free Energy’s debut 7″ out on July 21st on DFA. The single will be backed by “Something In Common” and will be limited to 350 copies.

If you remember, Free Energy were responsible for the great, great summer jam “Dream City.” The new single never quite reaches the excellence that is drenched in “Dream City,” but it’s still a great hooky track, tinged with that muddy garage-band feel that made you fall in love with the Strokes and Little Joy.

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Listen / MP3 / Music / You Oughtta Know — 9 Comments
7
Mar 09

You Oughtta Know: Hockey

You Oughtta Know: Hockey listen

No, not the sport. The awesome, funky, LCD Soundsystem-esque band that is making their way through the blogosphere. That Hockey.

Hockey is hailed as a synth-laden version of The Strokes, or perhaps more accurately by Pinglewood.com: “if Julian Casablancas and James Murphy had met in 80s New York and become inseparable buddies, dragging each other in and out of CBGBs and Studio 54.”

The band is likely to be one of 2009’s big breakout artists, and their great single “Too Fake” shows off immense versatility. Starting out with a new-wave, electro opening and building to a catchy, poppy chorus, “Fake” should be on repeat for all PMA readers this week. Let me know what you think- a YSI download link is posted below.

Hockey- Too Fake

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26
Feb 09

Go Back To The Zoo – Beam Me Up

Go Back To The Zoo Beam Me Up listen

Go Back To The Zoo is another reason to love the Netherlands — I have a whole list of reasons to love the Netherlands, btw :) . These guys are a really nice wave from the Strokes pool and  I’ve been listening to “Beam Me Up” nonstop for days now. Also, when I listen to this song, I get the oddest urge to buy Nike. Maybe this is why. No, but seriously, “Beam Me Up” is such a fun listen; you won’t regret it. Continue reading →

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