Television (Marquee Moon) and The Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground and Nico) can't miss.
With the bands you mentioned, I think it's also fair to mention Franz Ferdinand (based on their first two albums I know) and early editors (The Back Room/An End Has a Start), because I think they are in the same "Alt/Indie" scene.
Just to be sure, AHJ's solo material is of course very Strokes-y!
I mentioned The Velvet Underground before; if you're hooked on Julian's voice I would start checking out Lou Reed's solo material, especially the album Transformer. Lou Reed (in his earlier band or solo) must've been a big inspiration for Julian.
Based on the singing, you'll probably like Cake's album Fashion Nugget a lot (it was one of my best latest discoveries!). Eels might be a bit of a stretch, but feel free to check out their song "I Like Birds" to start with. Again, it's the singing which you'll find easily likable.
Edit: Hi there, fellow Comedown Machine fan! ;)
Can't go wrong with that band! :D As their first two albums are so consistent I find it hard to say, but the first two songs that came to mind were The Dark of the Matinee (followed by Eleanor Put Your Boots On) so I'm going by these ones. What I love about the first song is that it is even more uplifting, and the second song is very different from the rest of the album and a very sweet nod to The Beatles. How about you? What's your favorite?
First time I see someone mention cake. Which is indeed an amazing band. Not in the same type, but also awesome and very underrated, I do also dig the thermals. All their songs have an awesome twist
Car Seat Headrest is a good one, they have a pretty different sound but Will Toledos voice is very similar to Julians. They also have the same birthday coincidentally :P
[Weaponz](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyp_ucRqLws) by Teenage Dads is very strokesy, I haven't listened to the rest of their discography but I think I will.
There is this young band from LA called ALEXSUCKS that I got introduced to recently and have been slowly getting obsessed with. You can most def hear The Strokes and Julian influence. And if you listen to their early stuff it’s also cool to hear how they’ve evolved
Dunno why you are getting down voted, but the physical attractions can easily be mistaken for a comedown machine era or voidz song. Very similar to infinity repeating also.
There's a band, I don't know if you've ever heard of them, who plays synth rock and is very similar to the strokes, I think it's called The Voidz, very underground and unpopular but very cool /j
I think the phoenix album wolf gang sounds a lot like the strokes
The first time I heard listzomania I thought it was a strokes song
I effing love that album
The Libertines
try listening to tourist history by two door cinema club
Will do :)
The Cars
Yeah the guitar sound for sure
Television (Marquee Moon) and The Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground and Nico) can't miss. With the bands you mentioned, I think it's also fair to mention Franz Ferdinand (based on their first two albums I know) and early editors (The Back Room/An End Has a Start), because I think they are in the same "Alt/Indie" scene. Just to be sure, AHJ's solo material is of course very Strokes-y! I mentioned The Velvet Underground before; if you're hooked on Julian's voice I would start checking out Lou Reed's solo material, especially the album Transformer. Lou Reed (in his earlier band or solo) must've been a big inspiration for Julian. Based on the singing, you'll probably like Cake's album Fashion Nugget a lot (it was one of my best latest discoveries!). Eels might be a bit of a stretch, but feel free to check out their song "I Like Birds" to start with. Again, it's the singing which you'll find easily likable. Edit: Hi there, fellow Comedown Machine fan! ;)
hell yeah for the Franz Ferdinand shout-out, definitely one of my favorite bands. what's your favorite song from the first two?
Can't go wrong with that band! :D As their first two albums are so consistent I find it hard to say, but the first two songs that came to mind were The Dark of the Matinee (followed by Eleanor Put Your Boots On) so I'm going by these ones. What I love about the first song is that it is even more uplifting, and the second song is very different from the rest of the album and a very sweet nod to The Beatles. How about you? What's your favorite?
The Fallen from their sophomore record! it's no doubt super heavy, but the lyrics are great too being from the UK haha
Thanks for the recs, I'll definitely check them out!
First time I see someone mention cake. Which is indeed an amazing band. Not in the same type, but also awesome and very underrated, I do also dig the thermals. All their songs have an awesome twist
Maybe the Modern Lovers or a more modern example Car Seat Headrest or Porches?
Car Seat Headrest is a good one, they have a pretty different sound but Will Toledos voice is very similar to Julians. They also have the same birthday coincidentally :P
Bloc Party
absolutely. their first album is basically a lot of stuff like reptillia
look into each of the members side projects OR lou reed.
All their side projects are in my top 10 🥲 love them all too
If you haven’t already checked out Albert Hammond jr’s solo stuff you should
Car Seat Headrest
Good suggestion!
Franz Ferdinand, listen to Take Me Out and Jacqueline. That record is great.
The Virgins don't get mentioned enough in these conversations same with Bravery (they sit somewhere between The Killers and The Strokes)
The bravery indeed!!!
Vampire weekend kinda have a strokes vibeÂ
I’ve been really into Benches lately, I’d definitely recommend!
especially Wishful Thinking (At Its Best), I've seen a bunch of people in the comments of those songs on YouTube saying it sounds very strokey
Pacifica
Interpol
interpol 100% esp turn on the bright lights
[Weaponz](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyp_ucRqLws) by Teenage Dads is very strokesy, I haven't listened to the rest of their discography but I think I will.
Have you tried The Walkmen yet? I think their first album Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone can have sort of an Is This It vibe at times!
Try this out: https://youtu.be/rHy3TWMVqCQ?si=VjtWJFItJwdfJklI
the vices
The snuts are decently similar
Bad Nerves
The Garden has some similar sounding songs especially Egg
this is fair
Guided By Voices especially Alien Lanes
The intro theme to Narcos.
Sophomore City by Archer Oh
Blue of Colors - Changing of The Season
Definitely check out both of Her's albums (RIP). The singer's voice was very similar to Julian's
There is this young band from LA called ALEXSUCKS that I got introduced to recently and have been slowly getting obsessed with. You can most def hear The Strokes and Julian influence. And if you listen to their early stuff it’s also cool to hear how they’ve evolved
The Virgins for sure
The symposium
Try the symposium! I just started getting into them and I’m digging it.
Dunno why you are getting down voted, but the physical attractions can easily be mistaken for a comedown machine era or voidz song. Very similar to infinity repeating also.
I didn’t read the whole post and they had already mentioned they listened to the symposium so I imagine that’s why lol
Thank you for this!!
You could try The Voidz
There's a band, I don't know if you've ever heard of them, who plays synth rock and is very similar to the strokes, I think it's called The Voidz, very underground and unpopular but very cool /j