In 2001 a group of skinny jean wearing New York pretty boys known collectively as The Strokes served up a raw, ecstatic dish of no-nonsense rock and roll in a tightly wrapped 36-minute package called Is This It. The record marked a sign of the times when the sonic zeitgeist suddenly shifted from a Fat Boy Slim-led infatuation with dance music, to the timeless appeal of a guitar and 3 chords. It’s been 10 years since the release of Is This It and music website Stereogum are commemorating the anniversary with a tribute album. It’s called Stroked… and includes covers by The Morning Benders (“Last Night”), Peter Bjorn and John (“Is This It”), Owen Pallett and more.
Download Stroked… from Stereogum.
The full tracklisting of ‘Stroked…’
Peter Bjorn And John – ‘Is This It’
Chelsea Wolfe – ‘The Modern Age’
Frankie Rose – ‘Soma’
Real Estate – ‘Barely Legal’
Wise Blood – ‘Someday’
Austra – ‘Alone, Together’
The Morning Benders – ‘Last Night’
Owen Pallett – ‘Hard To Explain’
Heems – ‘New York City Cops’
Deradoorian – ‘Trying Your Luck’
Computer Magic – ‘Take It Or Leave It’
