Room On Fire

After the huge success of their debut 'Is This It' The Strokes return with their second album 'Room On Fire'. Reuniting with producer Gordon Raphael the band stick with the New York new wave punk sound that dominated their debut but add a slight eighties feel to their sound. The single '12.51' is also included.

Rolling Stone (12/25/03, p.110)
- Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2003"

Rolling Stone (10/30/03, p.86)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...[One] of the best things about ROOM ON FIRE is that...the Strokes have resisted the temptation to hit the brakes, grow up and screw around with a sound that doesn't need fixing....This record was built for thrills and speed."

Spin (12/03, pp.121-2)
- "...The gambit pays off: ROOM ON FIRE is the rare album you could imagine rocking college radio and storming Clear Channel's barricades..." - Grade: A-

Entertainment Weekly (10/31/03, pp.71-72)
- "...There's still something undeniably appealing about the Strokes. They're raw and corrosive, yet surprisingly intimate..." - Rating: B

Q (01/01/04, p.83)
- Ranked #7 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums of 2003"

Q (11/03, p.102)
- 5 stars out of 5 - "...Everything a second album needs to be, it's like IS THIS IT but more emotional, more colourful, slightly better..."

Mojo (01/01/04, p.60)
- Ranked #4 in Mojo's "The Best of 2003"

Mojo (11/03, p.124)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...This record is good. Thirty-three minutes and 13 seconds of bruised pop music. Tough, intense, no slack..."

Uncut (01/04, pp.84-7)
- Ranked #45 in Uncut's "Albums Of The Year 2003"

Uncut (11/03, p.108)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Once again 11 concise, usually thrilling songs filled with bewilderment, romance and a sense of climactic payback..."

CMJ (11/17/03, p.8)
- "...[Repaints] its predecessor as a promising first release, with potential to grow into something truly formidable....[the opening track] is arguably the Strokes' finest moment to date..."