The Strokes are an American rock band formed in New York City in 1998. The band is composed of lead singer and primary songwriter Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture, and drummer Fabrizio Moretti. They were a leading group of the early-2000s post-punk revival and garage rock revival movements.
The Strokes performing live; clockwise from top-left: Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti, and Albert Hammond Jr.
The Strokes in 2002
The Strokes in concert, 2006
The Strokes at Austin City Limits Festival in 2010
Julian Fernando Casablancas is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band The Strokes, with whom he has released six studio albums since their founding in 1998. Casablancas released a solo studio album, Phrazes for the Young, in 2009, and has released two albums with the experimental rock band The Voidz.
Casablancas in 2022
Casablancas with the Strokes in 2002
Casablancas performing with the Strokes on New Year's Eve 2019
Casablancas performing in 2009