The Strokes "Is This It" acoustic Surrounded by an assemblage of

Surrounded by an assemblage of treasured instruments and loved ones in a world that felt more and more alien by the day

Chase Knobbe (guitar)

suggesting a much poppier

and sourced from the original 1986 master tapes

it is a combination that none but Strange could execute under—and as a result of—precise circumstances

The Strokes "Is This It" acoustic Surrounded by an assemblage ofClocking in at 36 minutes, Is This It? packs its perfect length with stellar songs that draw inspiration from all over the map. Among the many highlights are Last Nite with its insistent motown backbeat and choppy johnny thunders like guitar solo, Barely Legal, sounding like 1980s era Cure fronted by a saucy Iggy Pop, and the jangly Someday with its hairshirt of vulnerability from a bad break up. While frontman Julian Casablancas drawls like Lou Reed