Julian Casablancas has succeeded in cultivating a certain persona for himself. Something about him oozes likability and it’s hard to define simply why that is so. Maybe it’s because he’s the front man of The Strokes, maybe it’s because his deadpan and washed out vocal delivery inspires everyone to sing along, or maybe there is some other magic behind his charm. Whatever this intangible effect is it simply drips off of the latest track from Julian’s solo album Phrazes For The Young (amazon) (itunes).
mp3 : Julian Casablancas - Out of The Blue
Granted the starts with a rather awkward melody, and sounds quite a bit like his other band, but about twenty seconds into the track you don’t care about either of those thoughts because you’re caught up in simply liking what Julian is doing. I hope that The Strokes stick it out (they’re recording now and planning another tour) because although Julian on his own is fun, it’s not quite the brilliance that you get when all the boys are playing together (ie Thom Yorke without the rest of Radiohead).
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I have absolutely loved what I have heard so far from his solo CD. I’m going out to pick it up today.
And I also hope the Strokes stick it out. Ideally, I would love to get a solo CD one year, then a Strokes CD the next. Then repeat every other year.