The Strokes' The Singles—Volume 01 out now

THE STROKES’ THE SINGLES—VOLUME 01 OUT NOW

10 7” SINGLES COLLECTION INCLUDES HITS, 

FAN FAVORITES AND RARITIES  

 

February 24, 2023—Today, The Strokes unveil The Singles—Volume 01, a box set that features the group’s electrifying early singles, via RCA Records/Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment. The Singles—Volume 01 is available now in digital and vinyl configurations HERE.

The collection includes ten unforgettable singles from the band’s first three albums—Is This It (2001), Room on Fire (2003) and First Impressions of Earth (2006)—as well as rare B-sides from the original single releases. All ten singles will be pressed on black 7” vinyl with the artwork from each original release replicated in the package. 

Videos for all ten A-sides, including “Hard to Explain,” “Last Nite,” “Reptilia,” “Juicebox” and “Heart in a Cage,” are now available in high definition.

Formed in Manhattan in 1999, The Strokes—singer Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture and drummer Fabrizio Moretti—were at the center of a fertile scene of guitar-driven rock bands in New York City at the turn of the 21st century. Their debut EP, The Modern Age, was lauded worldwide; and their major label debut Is This It, released later that year, was hailed as the best album of the year by Billboard, NME, Entertainment Weekly, Time and CMJ, making year-end best-of lists in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, USA Today, MOJO and earning the No. 2 spot on the Village Voice’s prestigious Pazz & Jop poll. 

The Singles—Volume 01, a first of its kind collection from the band, is a perfect gift for the modern rock enthusiast in your life.

The Strokes continue their world tour this spring and summer with dates including headline sets at Fuji Rock, Rock En Seine, All Points East and more, plus stadium shows with Red Hot Chili Peppers. Tour dates are below. 

TRACK LIST
THE SINGLES—VOLUME 01

1A: The Modern Age (Rough Trade Version)

1B: Last Nite (Rough Trade Version)

2A: Hard to Explain

2B: New York City Cops

3A: Last Nite

3B: When It Started

4A: Someday

4B: Alone, Together (Home Recording)

4BB: Is This It (Home Recording)

5A: 12:51

5B: The Way It Is (Home Recording)

6A: Reptilia

6B: Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men

7A: The End Has No End

7B: Clampdown (Live at Alexandra Palace)

8A: Juicebox

8B: Hawaii

9A: Heart in a Cage

9B: I’ll Try Anything Once (“You Only Live Once” Demo)

10A: You Only Live Once

10B: Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Material from singles #1-4 released on Is This It (2001)

Material from singles #5-7 released on Room on Fire (2003)

Material from singles #8-10 released on First Impressions of Earth (2006)

TOUR DATES

April 6—Fargo, ND—Fargodome*

April 8—Minneapolis, MN—US Bank Stadium*

April 14—Syracuse, NY—JMA Wireless Dome*

May 13—Salt Lake City, UT—Kilby Court Block Party

May 14—Phoenix, AZ—State Farm Stadium*

May 17—San Antonio, TX—Alamodome*

May 25—Houston, TX—Minute Maid Park*

July 21—Jakarta, Indonesia—We The Fest

July 21—Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—Good Vibes

July 28—Nigata, Japan—Fuji Rock Festival

August 25—London, UK—All Points East

August 27—Paris, France—Rock en Seine

September 1—Mijas (Malaga), Spain—Cala Mijas 2023

*with Red Hot Chili Peppers