Is This It
The Strokes, released in 2001 (USA), indie rock.
- Artist: The Strokes
- Year: 2001
- Genre: Indie Rock
- Country: USA
Overview
Five New Yorkers in denim with Lou Reed cool and Television guitars made garage rock fashionable again. The back to basics debut was declared an instant classic in the UK and triggered the 2000s garage rock revival and a thousand bands with the same haircuts.
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