Read any Best Strokes Songs list and youll find the same ones written about over and over again.
It makes sense: those records are nearly flawless.
Meanwhile, their post-2003 output was met with middling (at best) reviews from critics and fans alike.
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The band seems to agree since their concert setlists tend to ignore their last two albums entirely.
Nothing on Trigger resembles what the Strokes have done before or since.
Despite the odd instrumental choices, its somehow just as catchy as the rest of their catalog.
Primarily written by guitarist Nick Valensi, it unabashedly aims for the arena nosebleeds.
It feels like two completely different songs smushed together, with Valensis nimble guitar-work connecting the two.
Its warm and inviting in a way that Strokes songs typically arent.
It makes for a slow burn an intricate and delicate track that builds toward a thrilling finish.
But Threat of Joy is so damn catchy and fun that its impossible to ignore.
This single reminds you of why you fell in love with the band in the first place.
12 on the Billboard Alternative Chart).
Few tracks from the groups last three records would unquestionably be included on a greatest hits album.
Under Cover of Darkness is one of them.
