The Strokes "Room On Fire" Neo-Soul and larger-than-life melodies

and larger-than-life melodies

the Huntingtons were out touring Europe with Marky Ramone

and all-round likeable

Machine Head are back with their most crushing and complete album yet

and percussionist Drew Hester

The Strokes "Room On Fire" Neo-Soul and larger-than-life melodiesRoom 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,