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Cat: 194397 05881. Rel: 4 May 20
Indie/Alternative

Side 1 - Track 1. The Adults Are TalkingSide 1 - Track 2. SelflessSide 1 - Track 3. Brooklyn Bridge To ChorusSide 1 - Track 4. Bad DecisionsSide 1 - Track 5. Eternal SummerSide 2 - Track 1. At The DoorSide 2 - Track 2. Why Are Sunday's So DepressingSide 2 - Track 3. Not The Same AnymoreSide 2 - Track 4. Ode To The Mets

Just when you thought all hope was lost along come The Strokes to fulfil the promises they made way, way back with their startling debut 'Is This It'. That was 17 years ago, and while the outfit have made plenty worthy of note in the years between then and now, we'd be surprised if we're the only ones thinking this latest is their best effort since that inaugural outing. Confident but also hungry, rather than bloated and lazy, there's plenty here that you won't be able to get away from in a hurry. 'Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus' might define the package best, delivering some powerful pop energy in an all-round homage to and critique of the 1980s, an era revisited again on 'Bad Decisions', which owes plenty to Billy Idol's Generation X classic, 'Dancing With Myself', with tracks like 'Why Are Sundays So Depressing' diverting to a synthdom route and 'Not The Same Anymore' throwing crooner styles into the mix. Exceptional stuff.