The Strokes
The Strokes are an American rock band formed in New York City in 1998, credited with spearheading the early-2000s garage rock revival.
Their debut album *Is This It* (2001) became a touchstone for indie rock, influencing countless bands with its raw, stripped-down sound: The Strokes made it cool to sound like you recorded in a basement again.
Early medieval British settlers
- garage rockRaw amateur band style
- RCA RecordsMajor American music label
- guitar riffsBrief melodic passages
Another available choice
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- lo-fiImperfect audio quality, informally
- DIYAmateur home projects
- hipsterAggressively alternative person
vinyl · subculture · 2000s · cult following · raw sound · stripped-down · authenticity · coolness
First decade, 2000s
- early internetNetwork's primitive years
- youthState of being immature
- millennialConcerning thousand-year cycles
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
retro · classic · timeless · formative · era-defining · generation · reminiscence · iconic
NYC's densest borough
- Lower East SideManhattan district below Houston
- NYCBig Apple abbreviation
- downtownCentral business district
- loftSpace beneath the roof
urban · gritty · nightlife · bohemian · metropolitan · streetwise · cosmopolitan · dive bars
Angles
Early medieval British settlers
- garage rockRaw amateur band style
- RCA RecordsMajor American music label
- guitar riffsBrief melodic passages
alternative
Another available choice
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- lo-fiImperfect audio quality, informally
- DIYAmateur home projects
hipster · vinyl · subculture · 2000s · cult following · raw sound · stripped-down · authenticity · coolness · influence
2000s
First decade, 2000s
- early internetNetwork's primitive years
- youthState of being immature
- millennialConcerning thousand-year cycles
throwback · retro · classic · timeless · formative · era-defining · generation · reminiscence · iconic · influential
Manhattan
NYC's densest borough
- Lower East SideManhattan district below Houston
- NYCBig Apple abbreviation
- downtownCentral business district
loft · urban · gritty · nightlife · bohemian · metropolitan · streetwise · cosmopolitan · dive bars
- 2000s MusicBeyonce, Britney Spears, Eminem, Justin Timberlake, Usher
- Alt-RockNirvana, Radiohead, R.E.M., The Cure, Pixies
- Rock BandsLed Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Doors
- Alt Rockalt-rock, alternative metal, grunge, indie rock, post-grunge
- NYC BandsRamones, Blondie, Talking Heads, Velvet Underground, Wu-Tang Clan
- rock musicrock band, electric guitar, guitar solo, guitar riff, guitar riffs
The StrokesMuse
Arts-inspiring deity
Coldplay · Arcade Fire · My Chemical Romance · Evanescence · Linkin Park
The StrokesNickelback
Alberta post-grunge act
Creed · Bon Jovi · Def Leppard · Bruce Springsteen · Kid Rock