Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Strokes are an American rock and roll band hailing from New York City. The group formed in New York City and gained fame for their live shows. The Modern Age (EP) was released in 2001 and sparked a bidding war among record labels. The Strokes released their debut album Is This It in the U.S. in October 2001 on RCA. They released their sophomore album Room on Fire in October 2003. Along with other New York City-based rock bands, the Strokes helped to launch a revival of a post-punk, "stripped-down" and raw sound. Table of contents 1 Band Members 2 Influences 3 Discography 4 Singles 5 External links Band Members Julian Casablancas - vocals Nick Valensi - guitar Albert Hammond, Jr. - guitar Nikolai Fraiture - bass Fabrizio Moretti - drums Influences Velvet Underground Television Ramones Discography The Modern Age EP, 2001 Is This It EP, Oct 2001 (w/ DVD ver. 2002) Room on Fire EP (Oct 28 2003) Singles The Modern Age, 2001 Last Nite, 2001 NYC Cops, 2001 Hard to Explain, 2001 , 2003 Reptilia, 2003 External links The Strokes Official Website This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.