The Strokes "Is This It" acoustic we all knew the songs

we all knew the songs backwards and forwards

deep black hole

it is a combination that none but Strange could execute under—and as a result of—precise circumstances

opens all the doors in the United States of America for me

Chase Knobbe (guitar)

The Strokes "Is This It" acoustic we all knew the songsClocking in at 36 minutes, Is This It? packs its perfect length with stellar songs that draw inspiration from all over the map. Among the many highlights are Last Nite with its insistent motown backbeat and choppy johnny thunders like guitar solo, Barely Legal, sounding like 1980s era Cure fronted by a saucy Iggy Pop, and the jangly Someday with its hairshirt of vulnerability from a bad break up. While frontman Julian Casablancas drawls like Lou Reed