The Strokes "Is This It (International Cover)" 2026-01-16 thoroughly contemporary but steeped in

thoroughly contemporary but steeped in the backwaters

and the last to be released through Megaforce

The epic sweep of PLASTIC SURGERY DISASTERS

Includes alternate mixes and rare versions of the band's biggest singles including "Ballroom Blitz

It's lead single 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' was released in September 2001 and became a massive commercial success

The Strokes "Is This It (International Cover)" 2026-01-16 thoroughly contemporary but steeped inClocking in at 36 minutes, Is This It? packs its perfect length with stellar songs that draw inspiration from all over the map. Among the many highlights are Last Nite with its insistent motown backbeat and choppy johnny thunders like guitar solo, Barely Legal, sounding like 1980s era Cure fronted by a saucy Iggy Pop, and the jangly Someday with its hairshirt of vulnerability from a bad break up. While frontman Julian Casablancas drawls like Lou Reed