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Is This It — The Strokes album cover

Is This It

The Strokes · 2001
Indie/AlternativeEnglish
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Recorded cheaply in a New York studio, The Strokes' debut arrived as garage rock revival's founding document, its cover literally depicting a gloved hand on a bare hip.

Is This It stands as one of the defining albums of the 2000s, a critical consensus favorite from release onward.