Cubsicle Music Review

Julian Casablancas - Phrazes for the Young

If you like good music, being a fan of the Strokes pays dividends. It seems like each member of the band is putting out worthwhile music when the mothership goes on hiatus, and each side project has enough Strokes in it to sound familiar and yet different enough to warrant side-project status. Julian's work is no different. You still get his knack for great lyrics and a guitars that sound a bit like Albert Hammond Jr is in the background somewhere, but the music is stretched and contorted just enough to make this a clear individual effort. This 8 song LP is a great blend of all the things that I love about the Strokes and different enough to make me feel like I've discovered something new. I can't stop listening to this record.

Here's "Out of the Blue":

Somewhere along the way
My hopefulness turned to sadness
Somewhere along the way
My sadness turned to bitterness
Somewhere along the way
My bitterness turned to anger
Somewhere along the way
My anger turned to vengeance
And the ones that I make pay
Are never the ones who deserve it
And the ones who deserve it
They'll never understand it.
Yes, I know I'm going to hell in a purple basket
At least I'll be in another world
While you're pissing on my casket

	Julian Casablancas - Out of The Blue
	Found at skreemr.com