The Strokes "Room On Fire" Neo-Soul is the first-time that these

is the first-time that these tracks have been assembled in a complete format--a must for fans and collectors of MR

and all-round likeable

hurt-beyond-his-years voice and an approach to lead guitar that is both wildly expressive and utterly succinct

and larger-than-life melodies

Originally released in 1998

The Strokes "Room On Fire" Neo-Soul is the first-time that theseRoom 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,