The Modern Age

The Modern Age
EP by
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2001 (2001-01-29)
RecordedNovember 2000[1]
StudioTransporterraum, New York City
Genre
Length11:09
Label
ProducerGordon Raphael
The Strokes chronology
The Modern Age
(2001)
Is This It
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

"The Modern Age" is a song by American rock band the Strokes, featured on both the debut EP named after itself, and on their debut album, Is This It, with different song arrangements and slightly changed lyrics. It was released on January 29, 2001 in the United Kingdom, by independent label Rough Trade Records, and May 22, 2001 in the United States, sparking a bidding war among record labels, the largest for a rock band in years.[1]

"The Modern Age", and the other tracks on The Modern Age EP would later be re-recorded for their debut album, Is This It, with slightly different lyrics and song structures.

  1. ^ a b Joe D'Angelo (2001). "the Strokes: "We Just Do Our Own Thing"". Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Bekkala, Steve. "The Modern Age [US CD]". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Robert Christgau review
  4. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "The Strokes". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 788. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.