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The Strokes was formed.
New York City CopsThe Strokes are an American rock band formed in New York City in 1998. It is consisting of Julian Casablancas (lead vocals), Nick Valensi (lead guitar, keyboard, backing vocals), Albert Hammond, Jr. (rhythm guitar, keyboard, backing vocals), Nikolai Fraiture (bass) and Fabrizio Moretti (drums, percussion). -
The Strokes released their debut album Is This It.
Recorded at Transporterraum in New York City with producer Gordon Raphael, the album was first released.
The cover of the latter features a black-and-white photo of a gloved hand on a woman's naked backside, shown in semi-profile. The naked model on the cover was photographer Colin Lane's girlfriend at the time.
The North American version replaces this with an image of particle collisions in the Big European Bubble Chamber and replaced the song "New York City Cops" with "When It Started" -
The band headlined UK's Carling Weekend festivals
The Strokes & Jack White - New York City CopsThe band played at New York's Radio City Music Hall on a bill with The White Stripes.
Jack White joined the Strokes on stage to perform the guitar solo on "New York City Cops". During that period, the band also appeared as musical guests on numerous late-night talk shows. Is This It yielded several singles and music videos, all of which were directed by Roman Coppola.
During the performance, Julian had to sit due to an injury suffered in a knee. The same happened at the Reading Festival. -
In August 2003, the band visited Japan.
The Strokes - Summer Sonic 2003 - Full TV BroadcastThey played the songs "Reptilia", "Meet Me In The Bathroom", "The Way It Is", " Between Love & Hate" (also known as "Ze Newie") and "12 : 51" (also known as" Supernova "). They also took "My Way" by Paul Anka in Japanese. -
They released Room on Fire
Room on Fire is the second studio album by The Strokes. This album features a slightly smoother sound than its predecessor and includes three singles: "12:51", "Reptilia", and "The End Has No End." -
Their third album, First Impressions of Earth, was released
The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth (Full Album) [HQ]The album was somewhat a departure from the band's two previous albums. One reason for this was a switch of producers from Gordon Raphael to David Kahne. Despite its initial strong sales, First Impressions of Earth received the worst reception, both commercially and critically, of all their albums. It is the first album by The Strokes to have a Parental Advisory Label, as well as the first to exceed 40 minutes in length. -
The Strokes announced on their website
The band announced on their website that the recording of the fourth album was being helmed by award-winning producer Joe Chiccarelli. According to Chiccarelli in an interview with HitQuarters, the two camps first met in 2009 and, after finding they shared a similar mind space and similar thoughts on the potential direction of the new record, tried out some tracking. -
The fourth studio album was released
Angles is the fourth studio album by this American indie rock band.
Bassist Nikolai Fraiture revealed that the album would be "a return to the basics", suggesting the songs would be of similar style to their acclaimed 2001 debut record, Is This It. "Sonically, I feel it's the album which should have been made between Room on Fire and First Impressions of Earth," he stated. -
Comedown was released
Comedown Machine was the final release in fulfilling the band's contract agreement with longtime label RCA Records. The band decided to pull a media blackout with the album: no promotion in the form of TV appearances, interviews, photos, shows, or tours. -
The Strokes won "Best International Band"
The NME Awards is an annual awards ceremony founded by the British music magazine NME. The Strokes have received four awards from nine nominations since the band was formed.
