Julian Casablancas – Phrazes for the Young
The Strokes haven’t been around in a while, but thanks to Albert Hammond and now Julian Casablancas we have some new recordings to hold us over. After a few listens of Julian’s new “Phrazes for the Young” the adjectives “quirky fun” come to mind. I am not sure if that would be a good thing if i hadn’t heard the album first. Like Albert’s albums, it is more varied than a Strokes record and relys on more instrumentation and experimental sounds. But there is a weirdness to Julian’s effort. It’s loaded with the usual guitar layers found on the Strokes (thank goodness) but also 80′s new wave keyboards, drum samples/machines, and strange parts within the songs that go somewhere unexpectedly. Oh and it’s catchy. Just when you think you’ve heard that hook before, it wanders off somewhere again. I like this album and it sounds like he had fun in the studio making it.
