Episode 176: The Strokes

In this week’s episode, Wyndham and Jeremy sit down to discuss The Strokes. The brothers break down the band’s rise from the “rock is dead” ashes in the age of electronica, the impossible hype leading up to the release of their first album, and their role in the rebirth of rock and roll cool in New York City. 

If you want to listen along and revisit the era with us, take a spin through our custom Spotify playlist—featuring the best songs by The Strokes and their ever-cool, leather-clad contemporaries of the early 2000s New York scene.