Strokes — Is This It

#199 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Limited LP Vinyl Pressing Rolling Stone called this one, “Youthful angst on the Lower East Side: Lou Reed vocals and cool confusion, driven by the surging, garage-band sound that would go on to define early-2000s rock.” Is This It was named the #1 album of the year by NME and #2 by Rolling Stone in 2001. The album won Best International Album in 2002 at the NME Awards, as well as the ASCAP Vanguard Award. That same year, the band was named Band of the Year by Spin. Released: 1/1/01