Album artwork for Room On Fire by The Strokes

Room On Fire is a refining and tinkering with The Strokes sound, a carefully calibrated attempt not to fuck up too early in the face of untold temptations. The results are still sleek, sexy and thrilling, with a tantalising promise of even better to come .Thanks to the quintet's Lower East Side roots, Velvet Underground and Television references abound with these guys, but Boston new wavers the Cars, and in particular their hit-heavy second album, 1979's Candy-O, provide a more suitable point of reference for Room on Fire. As with Ric Ocasek and company, Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas and his cohorts have a Cars-like knack for sly riffs that creep deeper into ones consciousness with each listen. Not much longer than a half hour from start to finish, this 11-song is modest in intent and execution, and succeeds quite nicely on its own terms.

The Strokes

Room On Fire

RCA
Album artwork for Room On Fire by The Strokes
LP

$24.99

Released 06/26/2020Catalog Number

082876554971

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Album artwork for Room On Fire by The Strokes
CD

$7.99

Released 06/11/2014Catalog Number

888430154421

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The Strokes

Room On Fire

RCA
Album artwork for Room On Fire by The Strokes
LP

$24.99

Released 06/26/2020Catalog Number

082876554971

Learn more
Album artwork for Room On Fire by The Strokes
CD

$7.99

Released 06/11/2014Catalog Number

888430154421

Learn more

Room On Fire is a refining and tinkering with The Strokes sound, a carefully calibrated attempt not to fuck up too early in the face of untold temptations. The results are still sleek, sexy and thrilling, with a tantalising promise of even better to come .Thanks to the quintet's Lower East Side roots, Velvet Underground and Television references abound with these guys, but Boston new wavers the Cars, and in particular their hit-heavy second album, 1979's Candy-O, provide a more suitable point of reference for Room on Fire. As with Ric Ocasek and company, Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas and his cohorts have a Cars-like knack for sly riffs that creep deeper into ones consciousness with each listen. Not much longer than a half hour from start to finish, this 11-song is modest in intent and execution, and succeeds quite nicely on its own terms.