The Strokes' descent into boring, no longer dangerous rockers continues briskly with this sleepy performance by the band on Ellen yesterday. Remember when Strokes performances used to be raucous near-disasters (Like this one)? Well, this take of "Gratisfaction" is safe and uninspired. Where The Strokes used to be cool for SEEMING like they didn't care, here they look like a band fulfilling contractual obligations like they're the band version of Kramer vs. Kramer. Is anyone still happy these guys "came back"?
Angles is out now.
