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Wonderfully Bizarre New LP 'Tyranny'
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ThelasttimeJulianCasablancas
releasedanalbumoutsideofthe
Strokes,2009'sPhrazesforthe
Young,RollingStonedescribeditas
"hisversionofThomYorke'sThe
Eraser,"arecordfeaturing"guitars
submarinedbywild-angledsynths,
off-kilterbeatstrippingupbig
ballads.""Afewsongshavetheold
leather-jacketkick,"JonDolanwrote.

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storesTuesday(andcanbepreorderedattheCultRecordswebsite),
butyoucanlistentoanexclusive
advancestreamofall12songsright
here.It'sevengotsomeofthatold
leather-jacketkick.
"Tyrannyhascomeinmanyforms
throughouthistory,"Casablancassaid
inastatement,explainingthetitle.
"Now,thegoodofbusinessisput
aboveanythingelse,ascorporations
havebecomethenewrulingbody.
Mostdecisionsseemtobemadelike
onesofamedievalking:Whatever
makesprofitwhileignoringand

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sufferingitmaycause(likepop
music,forthatmatter)."

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stroked67 2yearsago

Firstsixsongsofcomedownareasgoodas
vintagestrokesget.

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vintagestrokesget.
Betterandcatchierthanangles.
BothsoloalbumsofJulianarenotstrokes
good.Iwantmorestrokes.!
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Derk73 2yearsago

IneverconsideredCasablancastobeagood
albumwriterusually2or3greattracksper
albumandawholelotoffiller.Samehere
"Sadness"isprettyincrediblyawesome,
though,andthefirsttwotracksarecatchy.

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ShotgunCitySunshine 2yearsago

ThisistherealJulianCasablancasthathas
longbeendyingtocometosurfacebutwas
trappedwithinhisobsessionwithrigidity.
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Pscr 2yearsago

HardtosaythatthisisbetterthanPhrazesfor
Young,whichwasfantastico.Butthisdefinitely
pushestheboundariesmore,andIlikeitvery
much.Stillinthemiddleofthefirstcoupleof
listens.Lotsofdissonance,whichinother
bandsIsay"hmmmm"andrespectfullydecline
togivea2ndlisten.Notsowiththisalbum.I
can'tthinkofmorethanonesongonherethatI
willdeclinetodownload,whichiskindof
remarkableforanalbumasunorthodoxasthis.
MyonlywishisthatMr.Cwouldhave
extendedthegoodnessthatisM.A.D.for
anothercoupleofminutes.
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Dharmabum 2yearsago

Somanygoodtracks.Wholealbumison
repeatformepast2days.Definitely
headphonestypemusic.
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boob 2yearsago

thisux

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Nonamefan 2yearsago

Originalisthemostfittingwordtodescribethis

albumit'soverflowingwithcreativity.
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soniaalmaraz 2yearsago

Absolutelyloveit.Thereisnotonesongon
hereIdon'tlove.
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NICKRT 2yearsago

thisisthebestalbumoftheyearsofar.iam
absolutelyblownaway.bravo
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Albumoftheyear 2yearsago

ThisisexactlyhowIwantrockmusictosound
likeJuliannailedit.Albumoftheyear
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RolandRex 2yearsago

goodstuff.allmyfavoritehighschoolbands
arehavingaresurgence(interpol,weezer,the
vines,drugcabin/ambulanceltd)

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SherineHarivandi 2yearsago

DareICaregivesmethefeels,orwhatever.
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BillyHoff 2yearsago

Bestalbuminawhile.Meanttobelistenedto
withheadphonesandyoureyesclosed.
RemindsmeofStreetHassleandNewYork
byLouReed.
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animalsontv 2yearsago

ListeningtothisgivesmeaFirstImpressions
vibe,butdefinitelydarkerandmoreintense.I
likethatJuliandecidedtoreallyfocusonlyrics
forthisalbum,butIthinkthattheygot
somewhatlostbehindtheheavyproduction.If
hereallywantstoelicitanemotionalresponse
fromhislisteners,heneedshisnewfound
lyricaldepthbackedbyNick'ssingingguitar
andFab'sCarneyesquedrumbeats.Here'sto
hopingforanewStrokesalbumreminiscentof
theperfectblendbetweenModernVampires
andWhiteBloodCells.

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anon>animalsontv 2yearsago

icanonlyhopethestrokesneverdo
anythinglikevampireweekend
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ShotgunCitySunshine>
animalsontv 2yearsago

Lastsentenceis...interesting.
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Julee 2yearsago

OkIactuallylikethisIreallydobutIdothink
thatPhrazeswasnotterriblebutitcouldhave
beenbetter.
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BillyHoff>Julee 2yearsago

IlovedPhrazes.Stilldo.Ithinkpeople
werethinkingRoomonFire/IsThisIt?
andweremadwhentheydidn'tgetit.
Theevolutionofhismusicisamazing.
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ShotgunCitySunshine>
BillyHoff 2yearsago

Yes.IsThisItisundoubtedly
oneofthegreatestalbumsofall
time.Whileitwasnotexactly
knownforitsdepth,itwasthe
perfectalbumforthattime,thus
itslegacy.JulianCasablancas
wasgoingtobethe'savior'of
rocknrollandIthinkhereally
wantedtobebuthejustcouldn't
controlthecircumstances.He
didn'tjustwanthismusicto
evolve,hewantedthewhole
musicindustrytoevolve.Ithink
whenhewentanddidliterally
everythingbyhimselfon
Phrazes,hejustwent
overboardwiththewhole
"bringinggoodmusicintothe
mainstream"byfocusingatad
muchonthe"mainstream"part.
Butthebanddidgoodwith
ComedownMachine,itreally

ComedownMachine,itreally
did.That,forme,isJulian's
actualcomebackasanartist.
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Preston>Shotgun
CitySunshine
2yearsago

Agreetodisagree.The
albumsarecompletely
different,andI
appreciatebothfor
differentreasons.Even
ifthisisthe"real"Julian,
Istilllovehowsharpand
technicalPhrazesis.
LoveTyranny,butitis
muddledattimes.Ijust
hopeTyrannyisstill
awesomeafter5years,
likePhrazesis.And
comedownmachineis
weak.Contractual
obligationfiller.Cantwait
fornewStrokeswhich
shouldbeonCult
records.Hopefullywe
getsomethingmoreakin
totheunderrated
Angles.

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MathewWarke>
Preston
2yearsago

YouthinkAnglesis
underrated?Areyou
mental?Analbumof
irritatingnonsongswith
cliche80sproduction
whichiswasliterally
everysinglebands
soundofthemid00s,
theStrokesjust
randomlydecidedto
jumponthebandwagon
5yearstolate

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Dude>Mathew
Warke
2yearsago

Anglesisunederrated,
comparedtothe
overratedcomedown
machine.Whichhaslike
acoupleoksongs.Life
issimpleinthe
moonlightisclassic.Not
asongevencloseto
thatoncomedown.
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ShotgunCity
Sunshine>
Preston
2yearsago

Idon'tdisagreewithyou
onPhrazes.Idon'tthink
thatcontradictsmy
opinionatall.Ilove
Phrazes.Butwith
ComedownMachineI
thinkyou'relettingthe
factthatit'sacontract
albumcloudyour
judgement.Thatalbum
istheirbestworksince
RoomonFire,maybe
evensinceIsThisIt
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Neelio 2yearsago

great!Cantwaittobuythis!
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DMil 2yearsago

Howcomeitwon'tplaythrough?
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TwiliteSpeedball 2yearsago

EasilybetterthanPhrazesForTheYoung.
Can'twaitforTuesday!
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RingoStarr>TwiliteSpeedball
2yearsago

Isthisgoodmusicforbeatingwomen?

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Preston 2yearsago

Afterfirstlisten,PhrazesEASILYtops
Tyranny.Justseemsatadmuddled.Different
isn'talwaysgood.Phrazeswasclean,butgot
messywhenitwantedto.Tyrannyismessy,
butcleansituponceinawhile.Guessitjust
dependswhatyourpreferenceis.Moreofa
cleanpop,ormessyelectropunk
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Casablancas93>Preston
2yearsago

OHH,doesitEASILYtopit?Because
myopinionEASILYtopsyoursandI
sayitisbetter
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Preston>Casablancas93
2yearsago

I'mactuallylovingTyrannyright
now.ButIknowwhenJulian
firstreleased11thdimension,I
wastotallysurprised.When
Phrazeswasreleased,itwas
somethingtotallynewand
different.Yetitwaseasily
pallateable.IknowTyrannyis
MEANTtobecomplicated,butI
justfeelitwonthavethestaying
powerPhrazesSTILLhas.And
whilePhrazesneverreally
soundedlikeTheStrokes,
Tyrannydefhasthose
moments.EspeciallyDareI
Care(chorusguitar)andWhere
NoEaglesFly(Juiceboxish
bassline).Reguardlessweall
loveJulian.He'satruegenius.
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