The Modern Age

The Modern Age
EP by The Strokes
Released	January 29, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	Garage rock revival indie rock post-punk revival
Length	11:09
Label	Beggars Banquet (US) Rough Trade (UK)
The Strokes chronology
The Modern Age (2001) Is This It (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]

The Modern Age is the debut EP by garage rock band The Strokes. It was released on January 29, 2001 in the United Kingdom and May 22, 2001 in the United States, sparking a bidding war among record labels; the largest for a rock band in years.^[3]

All the songs were re-recorded for their debut album, Is This It, with slightly different lyrics and song structures.

Track listing

All songs written by Julian Casablancas.

1. "The Modern Age" – 3:13
2. "Last Nite" – 3:19
3. "Barely Legal" – 4:37

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Robert Christgau review
3. Joe D'Angelo (2001). "The Strokes: "We Just Do Our Own Thing"". Retrieved 2007-01-23.

External links

• "The Modern Age" Official music video on YouTube