Julian Casablancas Launches L.A. Residency

The Stroke-gone-solo begins a month-long stint in his new adopted hometown.
Julian Casablancas / Photo by Laurie Scavo

If this pop star thing doesn’t work out, Julian Casablancas has a great future as a production designer.

Julian Casablancas, 'Phrazes for the Young' (RCA)

New York's grooviest rocker spiffs up his sound.

In the eight years since the Strokes instigated savior-speak with the gutter-glam classic Is This It, Manhattan has been nanny-stated into bland fashionability, the quintet's hipster status has gradually declined, and its rhythm guitarist, drummer, and bassist have all beaten singer Julian Casablancas to recording solo albums. "Last Nite" was a long time ago.

The SPIN Interview: Julian Casablancas

For a guy who's personified unflappable cool for a decade, Stroke Julian Casablancas has plenty at stake with his solo debut.
Julian Casablancas / Photographed for SPIN by Guy Aroch

Six weeks before the October release of Phrazes for the Young, Julian Casablancas' wonderfully familiar (that voice!) and far-out (those synths!) solo debut, the erstwhile Strokes frontman is sitting in his publicist's downtown Manhattan office, gently disagreeing with the notion that he's been keeping a low profile.

LISTEN: Julian Casablancas' Synthy New Song

Strokes frontman leaks "11th Dimension," the first full track from his forthcoming solo album, out Oct. 20. Hear it now!

Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has leaked "11th Dimension," the first full recording to be released from his solo album Phrazes for the Young, out Oct. 20.

Strokes' Julian Casablancas Debuts Solo Tunes

The aloof frontman unveils songs from his forthcoming solo album in Tokyo.

So, Julian Casablancas has finally decided to take after most of his fellow Strokes and go it alone.

Sneak Peek: Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, David Lynch's 'Dark Night'

Frank Black, Iggy Pop, the Strokes' Julian Casablancas and more sing on new project Dark Night of the Soul.
From Left: David Lynch, Sparklehorse, Danger Mouse

Last month a mysterious poster arrived at the SPIN office advertising Dark Night of the Soul, a new album presented by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, featuring vocals from the likes of Iggy Pop, Frank Black, Flaming Lips, and the Strokes' Julian Casablancas (set for a July release).

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