Biography

Is This It reanimated leather-jacket melodicism for file-sharing blog tribes.

Last Nite’s hi-hat push became decade template for danceable guitar lurches.

Later albums toyed with synth glaze while keeping Ramones clock discipline.

Clean streaming keeps amp breakup proximity, room noise floor, and vocal filter attitude.

New Clear Radio streams curated rock-focused programming with quality up to 320kbps—ideal for hearing guitar-driven records with depth and punch.

At a glance

  • American rock band formed in New York City in 1998; Julian Casablancas is lead vocalist.
  • Is This It (2001) included Last Nite and Someday among defining tracks.
  • Is This It reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and wide US critical acclaim.