The Strokes "Room On Fire" Neo-Soul and percussionist Drew Hester

and percussionist Drew Hester

"Perfect Insanity" and "Divide"

and all-round likeable

and larger-than-life melodies

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The Strokes "Room On Fire" Neo-Soul and percussionist Drew HesterRoom On Fire is a refining and tinkering with The Strokes sound, a carefully calibrated attempt not to fuck up too early in the face of untold temptations. The results are still sleek, sexy and thrilling, with a tantalising promise of even better to come . 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,