This is not a band that would ever rest on their laurels. If anything, I don't think we feel like we've accomplished anything special yet . . . Now it's time to really work hard.

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Julian is the songwriter of the band. He may want to go in different directions, but still sounding like The Strokes. I don't think you're going to hear a concept album.

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We were trying to do less media and fewer big things. We could have done as much as the first album, but we just turned some down on purpose.

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A lot clearer and brighter. The vocals are up. David really taught Julian how to accept his voice and hear it over the top of the mix.

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