The Strokes' lead singer is finishing production on his debut solo album, Phrazes for the Young. In support of the album Julian Casablancas will soon announce a short series of special dates in the United States to be followed by a proper tour sometime this year. Phrazes for the Young consists of eight songs, all written by Casablancas, and produced by Jason Loder with some extra help from Bright Eyes' producer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Mogis during a recording stop in Nebraska.

Since Casablancas was the principal songwriter for The Strokes we can expect his debut album to cover some similar ground, and a trailer for the album on his website confirms the suspicion. It looks like the sort of epic animation that a band like The Strokes might have made in the 1970s and carries the same faded glamour that The Strokes rely upon. The album risks nostalgia by claiming to be "for the young," but it's the same risk The Strokes took and won by creating a sound that came close to being dated but ended up timeless.

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