The Strokes’ “Is This It”

CrossFade: The Dueling Album Review Show

Okay so this one’s not a duel, but it’s still a hell of an album!

For this special episode, we asked the CrossFade community to vote on albums they wanted to hear us discuss. It was a tight race (sorry, Frightened Rabbit ☹) but the vox populi won out when they voted for The Strokes’ breakthrough 2001 record, “Is This It”! Listen as Matt (very smart about music) and Jason (never listened to this album before) unpack this classic NYC pop album track-by-track, including the mix, guitar solos, bass work, and how 9/11 affected the album’s release and legacy.

So, whaddaya think? Do you like this format? Should we do more of this? We wanna make what you wanna hear, so let us know with a review, tweet, comment, or Discord message!

Big thanks to Twitter user Soda Pop for the album recommendation: (https://twitter.com/SodaPopinski13/status/1491889020925886465?s=20&t=FeKqEA7Kkc5mpFuaib7xJQ)

Special thanks to Nick Wanders’ Spotify playlist import tool: https://nickwanders.com/projects/ng-spotify-importer/

We’d love it if you’d rate and review the show on iTunes, ‘cause it means more people can find the show and love it, too! You can find Matt and Jason on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MattHelgeson and https://twitter.com/nintendufus respectively and in the #music channel of the MinnMax Discord server.

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Listen to the CrossFade Community Playlist, a growing Spotify playlist of our community’s favorite music: https://spoti.fi/3aRRgox

Timestamps

0:00 - The Strokes’ “Is This It”

7:15 - Is This It

12:42 - This Modern Age

16:38 - Hard to Explain

22:48 - Last Nite

27:55 - Trying Your Luck

32:58 - Alone Together

37:40 - New York City Cops

43:19 - Someday