Blog: PopMatters

Julian Casablancas Phrazes for the Young (Cult) Releasing: 19 October (UK) / 20 October (US, Europe) The Strokes' frontman Julian Casablancas is set to release his first solo album, Phrazes for the Young, off Cult Records. Recorded during sessions in New York, Los Angeles, and Nebraska, the intergalactic synth-rock of Phrazes for the Young combined with Casablancas' telephone-like crooning thrives on the same vein as the Strokes' gutter-glam antics, but is uniquely Casablancas in its sonic splattering, plus that "z" in the title just screams "way too hip". SONG LIST 01 Out of the Blue 02 River of Brake Lights...