Phrazes for the Young

Phrazes for the Young
Studio album by
Julian Casablancas
ReleasedNovember 2, 2009
Recorded2009
Studio
  • ARC (Omaha, Nebraska)
  • F-Hole (New York City)
  • Heart Shaped (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length40:08
Label
Producer
Julian Casablancas chronology
Phrazes for the Young
(2009) 		Live from Electric Lady Studios, WRXP New York
(2010)
Singles from Phrazes for the Young
  1. "11th Dimension"
    Released: October 2, 2009
  2. "Out of the Blue"
    Released: January 25, 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
musicOMH[4]
NME8/10[5]
Now Magazine[6]
PopMatters8/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Spin[9]
The Times[10]
Uncut[11]

Phrazes for the Young is the debut solo album by American singer-songwriter Julian Casablancas. It was released through his own Cult Records label, via RCA and Rough Trade Records, on November 2, 2009, in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States.[7]

Casablancas, who is best known for being the front man of New York City-based rock band the Strokes, recorded the eight-song album in 2009 in New York City, Los Angeles, and Omaha, Nebraska. Jason Lader and Mike Mogis (the latter of Bright Eyes and Monsters of Folk) served as producers.[12] The album title is a reference to Oscar Wilde's "Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young".[13] Casablancas' dog, Balki, is pictured on the album sleeve.[14]

Critical reception was mostly positive, although Casablancas has since expressed regret about the project, stating, "I had all these different ideas, [but] I thought 'if I go too weird, people won't take it seriously,' so I did the safest ideas [...] And then... maybe it became this 'oh, this is what he does when he's on his own' vs. The Strokes, and that was annoying, frustrating."[15]

  1. ^ "Phrazes For The Young by Julian Casablancas". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Petridis, Alexis (29 October 2009). "Julian Casablancas: Phrazes for the Young". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ Burgess, Andrew. "Julian Casablancas - Phrazes For The Young (Rough Trade) UK release date: November 2, 2009". musicOMH. Archived from the original on November 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  5. ^ "She's Fixing Her Hair Gallery: Click image to close this window". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Julian Casablancas". 3 November 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Julian Casablancas: Phrazes for the Young". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 6, 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Julian Casablancas, 'Phrazes For The Young' (RCA) - SPIN". 6 November 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Login". Retrieved 19 September 2016.[dead link‍]
  11. ^ Uncut review
  12. ^ "Strokes' Julian Casablancas Announces Solo Debut Album | News | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Phrases And Philosophies - Oscar Wilde". Kingkong.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  14. ^ "11th Dimension by Julian Casablancas Songfacts". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  15. ^ "Julian Casablancas Talks Music Industry Frustrations, Running a Label & Ignoring Spotify". Billboard. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.