Lyrics

"*****"

Talk to me now, I'm older
Your friend told you 'cause I told her
Friday nights have been lonely
Chan...

Biography

Equally inspired by classic tunesmiths like Buddy Holly and John Lennon as well as the attitude and angular riffs of fellow New Yorkers Television and the Velvet Underground, the Strokes were also equally blessed and cursed with an enormous amount of hype -- particularly from the U.K. music press, whose adulation for the group rivaled their fervor for Oasis in the early '90s.

Discography