STROKES BACK IN THE STUDIO IN NYC

Good news for Strokes fans.  After 4 years since the band released their last album First Impressions of Earth, they are all back in the studio in New York with producer Joe Chiccarelli recording their fourth studio album which is planned for release sometimes this September 2010. In an interview in Rolling Stone magazine, Julian Casablancas said that the band has resisted jamming on old tunes; instead they’re forging ahead. “Some of the new stuff has a Seventies vibe, like Thin Lizzy or Elvis Costello, but then some of it is bizarre music from the future that we’re trying to tone down to sound catchy. So we’re trapped between the future and the Seventies.” Last week, the band unveiled their new logo (pictured above) and have at least four headline shows planned for this summer, as early as June. Unfortunately no news of whether they will be playing any festivals on this side of the pond.

JUNE 12 – Isle of Wight Festival – Isle of Wight, UK

JUNE 13 – Rockness Festival – Inverness, SCOTLAND

JUNE 18 – Hurricane Festival – Scheessel GERMANY

JUNE 20 – Southside Festival – Neuhausen ob Eck, GERMANY

You can check out the bands studio sessions from January in a small video series put out by Wiz Kid.