{"product_id":"strokes-the-first-impressions-of-earth-180g","title":"Strokes, The - First Impressions of Earth [180G]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial,helvetica,sans-serif\" size=\"4\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Strokes\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst Impressions of Earth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial,helvetica,sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheir prospects dangerously over-inflated by pundits who often hailed their debut as nothing short of rock-messianic, New York City's Strokes got a lesson in cynical rock-press dynamics when their biz-troubled, if similarly toned, 2003 sophomore set was dutifully dismissed as the proverbial sophomore slump. A lesser band might have been chastened by the experience; this one responded with a third album that positively bristles with energetic challenges. Revolving around a loose concept that allows songwriter\/frontman Julian Casablancas to adopt a viewpoint that's as detached as it is world-weary and bemused, it's a record that quickly trades the often precious production conceits of its forebears for a muscular confidence that's notable from the infectious, back-to-the-80s opener 'You Only Live Once' to its perfect bookend 'Red Light.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial,helvetica,sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat often inviting sonic remodeling may come in part from Bangles\/Sublime\/Sugar Ray producer David Kahne (who replaces previous collaborator Gordon Raphael on all but a handful of cuts), but the band clearly has expansiveness on its mind, from a running length nearly twice its predecessors to such stylistic excursions as the cinematic, back-to-the-future riffing of the single 'Juicebox,' the spare, electro-baroque moodiness of 'Ask Me Anything,' and the dense, surprising prog flirtations of 'Electrocityscape.' 'On the Other Side' finds Casablancas convincingly casting himself as the anti-Bono while crooning 'I hate them, I hate them all, I hate myself for hating them' before chiding humanity as 'seven billion people who've got nothing to say' on the otherwise upbeat closer, 'Red Light.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial,helvetica,sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Strokes\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst Impressions of Earth\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial,helvetica,sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. You Only Live Once      \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Juicebox      \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Heart In A Cage      \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Razorblade      \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. On The Other Side      \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Vision Of Division      \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Ask Me Anything      \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Electricityscape      \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Killing Lies      \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Fear Of Sleep      \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. 15 Minutes      \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Ize Of The World      \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13. Evening Sun      \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14. Red Light     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41819767013550,"sku":"828767317717","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/6118\/0334\/products\/srokesfioe.jpg?v=1649190574","url":"https:\/\/morrowrecords.com\/products\/strokes-the-first-impressions-of-earth-180g","provider":"Morrow Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}