The Strokes are an American indie rock band formed in 1998 that rose to fame in the early 2000s as a leading group in the garage rock revival. Upon the release of their acclaimed debut album Is This It in 2001, many critics hailed the group as the "saviors of rock." NME made Is This It their Album of the Year. Since then, the band has maintained a large fan base, notably in the US, Ireland, UK and Australia.

The Strokes are a five-piece band hailing from New York City, made up of Nikolai Fraiture (bass), Julian Casablancas (vocals, guitar), Albert Hammond (guitar), Jr. and Nick Valensi (guitar), and Fabrizio Moretti (drums). The band formed in 1998 and rose to fame in the early 2000s as a leading group in the “garage rock revival”. Their The Modern Age EP kick-started a wave of hype that saw their 2001 debut record, Is This It, achieve massive world-wide success, initiating an explosion of New Y