Thanks, Zane Lowe! After the recent announcement and subsequent excitement of The Strokes singer Julian Casablancas’ debut solo album comes a radio rip of his first single, ‘Eleventh Dimension’, mere hours after it was first played on Lowe’s show. Phrazes For The Young’s lead song is everything I hoped for and more. While at first it seemed too fruity for words, this camp club banger actually has more depth than your ears might initially perceive it to have. Bombastic beats, sweet organ links and Casablancas’ trademark anguished howl glisten in this shinier-than-chrome single. From the man whose band brought you such classics and oft-regarded early ’00s albums as Is This It comes a visionary new idea entirely influenced by the Modern Age. It’s an inspired, impassioned listen.
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