Strokes' frontman Julian Casablancas announced his solo debut, Phrazes for the Young, way back in July and chose today to grace the internet with its first single, "11th Dimension."
If you guessed the project would sound like The Stokes, come on down and collect your MP3. To be fair, there are some subtle distinctions; the Velvet Underground guitars have been replaced by waves of synthesizers and Casablancas has some retro-pop fun with his new sound, namely around the 2:20 mark.
The track is exciting and disappointing all at the same time. On one end, its nice to have a song striving to match six-year-old Strokes' material, but on the other, this project seems to follow a familiar trend: Lead singer goes solo, produces the same music as with the band, albeit replacing them with keyboards and drum machines, and releases a lackluster record.
It's too soon to say, but, as always, I remain cautiously optimistic. Full rip at 320 kbps below.
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11th Dimension - Julian Casablancas
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