The Strokes - Angles

I have been hooked to The Strokes since I first heard "Soma" - dork that I am, I LOVED Brave New World, and the combination of great music and literary references sealed the deal. In March, The Strokes released a new album - Angles. It retains the same aesthetics as their previous albums - clipped guitar, catchy rhythms, and Julian Casablancas voice in the forefront of it all. The Strokes performed at Coachella awhile ago, and while I was not able to go, the live webcast was pretty good. They didn't perform too much of their new material, if I recall correctly, but it had a fair amount of their hits. They did however, perform "Under Cover of Darkness".(the music video for this is rather quirky, but cool and weird at the same time) Some how, they were even better on the live webcast than on the CD. IDK, maybe its just me, but I swear, Julian sounded amazing and the guitar riffs were even hotter. Funny how artists work though, because the new CD was influenced by the Arctic Monkeys, and the Artic Monkeys were influenced by The Strokes. Well, I guess it's all indie.