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Julian Casablancas
Julian Casablancas
American musician and record producer
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Albert Hammond, Jr.
Albert Hammond, Jr.
American musician
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Public Access T.V.
Public Access T.V.
Band formed after the split-up of The Virgins
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Haim
Haim
American pop rock band
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The Voidz
The Voidz
American rock band
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
American indie rock band
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The Vaccines
The Vaccines
British rock band
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
American rock band
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Muse
Muse
English rock band
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The Killers
The Killers
American rock band
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The Virgins
The Virgins
Indie Post-Punk Band
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LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
American alternative dance band
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Portishead
Portishead
British band
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Kasabian
Kasabian
English rock band
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Green Day
Green Day
American punk rock band
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Foals
Foals
British band
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Coldplay
Coldplay
British band
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The Vines
The Vines
rock band
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The Verve
The Verve
British Rock Band
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The Cribs
The Cribs
English indie rock band
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MGMT
MGMT
American band
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
English rock band
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Weezer
Weezer
alternative rock band from the United States
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Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
English rock band
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Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
American alternative metal band
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Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon
American rock band
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Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams
American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter
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Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
American rock band
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Metallica
Metallica
American heavy metal band
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The xx
The xx
British indie pop band
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Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend
american band
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Radiohead
Radiohead
English rock band
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Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons
English folk rock band
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Tame Impala
Tame Impala
Australian psychedelic rock group
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Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
English indie rock band
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My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance
American rock band
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Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
American rock band
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Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire
indie rock band from Canada
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Nirvana
Nirvana
American rock band
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Aerosmith
Aerosmith
American rock band
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
British rock band from Glasgow
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The View
The View
Scottish indie rock band
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Alex Turner
Alex Turner
British musician (born 1986)
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The High Dials
The High Dials
Canadian indie rock band
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Japandroids
Japandroids
Canadian rock band
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Bush
Bush
British rock band
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Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
American metal band
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
American rock band, formed in Seattle in 1994
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Interpol
Interpol
American rock band from New York City
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Troy Van Leeuwen
Troy Van Leeuwen
American musician and record producer
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Pixies
Pixies
American alternative rock band
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The Cure
The Cure
English rock band
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Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher
English singer and songwriter
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Oasis
Oasis
English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991
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Blink-182
Blink-182
American pop punk band
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Lostprophets
Lostprophets
Disbanded Welsh rock band
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Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures
band
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La Roux
La Roux
English band
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The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem
American rock band
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Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro
Scottish rock band
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Guns N’ Roses
Guns N’ Roses
American hard rock band
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Phish
Phish
American rock band
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Death from Above 1979
Death from Above 1979
Canadian rock duo
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Jet
Jet
Australian band
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The Black Keys
The Black Keys
American rock band
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The Growlers
The Growlers
American indie rock band
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Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
American hip hop band
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KISS
KISS
American band

The Strokes is an American rock band from New York City. Formed in 1998, the band is composed of singer Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture, and drummer Fabrizio Moretti. They were a leading group of the early-2000s indie rock revival.

The release of their EP The Modern Age in early 2001 sparked a bidding war among major labels, with the band eventually signing to RCA Records. That summer, they released their debut album, Is This It, to critical acclaim and strong sales. It has since appeared on numerous "best album" lists. It was followed by Room on Fire (2003) and First Impressions of Earth (2006), both of which sold well but failed to match Is This It in critical success.

Following a five-year hiatus, they released Angles (2011) and Comedown Machine (2013) to lukewarm critical reception and dwindling sales. Following the end of their initial contract with RCA, they released the Future Present Past EP (2016) through Casablancas' label Cult. The band were relatively inactive throughout the decade, making infrequent live appearances and directing most media attention to individual projects.

In 2020, they released their first studio album in seven years, The New Abnormal, produced by Rick Rubin and released through Cult and RCA. Critics considered the album a return to form. It went on to win Best Rock Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. As of 2020, the band has sold 5 million albums worldwide.