The Strokes "Angles" soundtracks "This album feels like a

"This album feels like a friend

” That singular idea came to mind for guitarist Mike Haliechuk in the closing months of 2019

A walk on the Biram side-straddles the chasm between sin and redemption

and through the upward climb toward recovery and peace

The Strokes "Angles" soundtracks "This album feels like aAngles is The Strokes first true giant step forward from Is This It?. They tighten the striving that was spread thin across First Impressions with proven martial jangle: Fraiture and Morettis stoic grip on the beat; robotic Yardbirds crossfires of crispy fuzz and brittle treble guitars. Machu Picchu is a sly union of cocky menace a bony city reggae gait, wet with echo and the kind of rapid strum fury that came with the choruses on early Who singles.