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Phrazes for the Young
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2, 2009
Recorded2009
Studio
  • ARC (Omaha, Nebraska)
  • F-Hole (New York City)
  • Heart Shaped (Los Angeles)
  • Genre
    Length40:08
    Label
    Producer
    Julian Casablancas chronology
    Phrazes for the Young
    (2009)
    Live from Electric Lady Studios, WRXP New York
    (2010)
    Singles from Phrazes for the Young

    1. "11th Dimension"
      Released: October 2, 2009
    2. "Out of the Blue"
      Released: January 25, 2010

    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Metacritic72/100[1]
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    Allmusic[2]
    The Guardian[3]
    musicOMH[4]
    NME8/10[5]
    Now Magazine[6]
    PopMatters8/10[7]
    Rolling Stone[8]
    Spin[9]
    The Times[10]
    Uncut[11]

    Phrazes for the Young is the debut solo album by American singer-songwriter Julian Casablancas. It was released through his own Cult Records label, via RCA and Rough Trade Records, on November 2, 2009, in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States.[7]

    Casablancas, who is best known for being the front man of New York City-based rock band the Strokes, recorded the eight-song album in 2009 in New York City, Los Angeles, and Omaha, Nebraska. Jason Lader and Mike Mogis (the latter of Bright Eyes and Monsters of Folk) served as producers.[12] The album title is a reference to Oscar Wilde's "Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young".[13] Casablancas' dog, Balki, is pictured on the album sleeve.[14]

    Critical reception was mostly positive, although Casablancas has since expressed regret about the project, stating, "I had all these different ideas, [but] I thought 'if I go too weird, people won't take it seriously,' so I did the safest ideas [...] And then... maybe it became this 'oh, this is what he does when he's on his own' vs. The Strokes, and that was annoying, frustrating."[15]

    Release

    [edit]

    The album was previewed in its entirety on August 31, 2009, at the Duo Music Exchange in Tokyo, Japan.[16] To celebrate the release, Casablancas played a special series of shows every Friday night in November in Los Angeles.[17] The first track released from the album, "11th Dimension", had its first airing on the Radio 1 Zane Lowe Show on September 17, and was marked as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record. The single was released on October 2, 2009, in the US.[18]

    Casablancas performed "I Wish It Was Christmas Today" (based on a Saturday Night Live skit) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on December 21, 2009. "Left & Right in the Dark", "Out of the Blue", "Ludlow St" and "11th Dimension" are featured in the Gossip Girl episode "The Lady Vanished"; "Out of the Blue" was featured in the trailer of The Kids Are All Right; and "11th Dimension" was featured in the opening of the 2015 comedy Vacation.

    A deluxe box set including B-sides and home recordings was made available after the album's release. It comes with a vinyl recording of the album and is housed within an antique style box.

    Track listing

    [edit]

    All tracks are written by Julian Casablancas, except where noted

    Phrazes for the Young track listing
    No.TitleLength
    1."Out of the Blue"4:43
    2."Left & Right in the Dark"4:58
    3."11th Dimension"4:05
    4."4 Chords of the Apocalypse" (chorus chord progression by Casablancas, Fabrizio Moretti, Nick Valensi)5:02
    5."Ludlow St."5:45
    6."River of Brakelights"5:13
    7."Glass"5:20
    8."Tourist" (chorus melody by Casablancas, JP Bowersock)5:02
    Total length:40:08
    iTunes / Amazon bonus tracks
    No.TitleLength
    9."Old Hollywood"4:33
    10."30 Minute Boyfriend"3:31
    11."Christmas Treat"3:11
    Total length:51:23
    Luxury Edition Deluxe Set bonus disc
    No.TitleLength
    1."Ludlow St." (demo)5:42
    2."Left & Right in the Dark" (demo)3:31
    3."30 Minute Boyfriend" (demo)3:42
    4."Tourist" (demo)6:22
    5."Glass" (demo)2:16
    6."Long Island Blues"5:40
    7."Old Hollywood"4:33
    8."I Wish It Was Christmas Today"3:11
    Acoustically Remembering DVD
    No.TitleLength
    1."11th Dimension (Take 2)"5:31
    2."Glass"2:15
    3."Left & Right in the Dark"5:38
    4."4 Chords of the Apocalypse"6:05
    5."Taxi Brakelights"5:45
    6."Thank You"0:43
    7."Original Screentest (River of Brakelights)"3:23
    8."11th Dimension (Take 1)"5:17
    Total length:34:35

    Personnel

    [edit]

    Charts

    [edit]
    Chart performance for Phrazes for the Young
    Chart (2009) Peak
    position
    Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 55
    Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 96
    French Albums (SNEP)[21] 49
    Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] 30
    Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[23] 56
    New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] 34
    Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 49
    Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 64
    UK Albums (OCC)[27] 46
    USBillboard 200[28] 35
    USTop Alternative Albums (Billboard)[29] 10
    USTop Rock Albums (Billboard)[30] 12
    USTop Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[31] 5

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Phrazes For The Young by Julian Casablancas". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  • ^ AllMusic review
  • ^ Petridis, Alexis (29 October 2009). "Julian Casablancas: Phrazes for the Young". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  • ^ Burgess, Andrew. "Julian Casablancas - Phrazes For The Young (Rough Trade) UK release date: November 2, 2009". musicOMH. Archived from the original on November 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  • ^ "She's Fixing Her Hair Gallery: Click image to close this window". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  • ^ "Julian Casablancas". 3 November 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  • ^ a b "Julian Casablancas: Phrazes for the Young". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  • ^ "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 6, 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  • ^ "Julian Casablancas, 'Phrazes For The Young' (RCA) - SPIN". 6 November 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  • ^ "Login". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  • ^ Uncut review
  • ^ "Strokes' Julian Casablancas Announces Solo Debut Album | News | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  • ^ "Phrases And Philosophies - Oscar Wilde". Kingkong.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  • ^ "11th Dimension by Julian Casablancas Songfacts". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  • ^ "Julian Casablancas Talks Music Industry Frustrations, Running a Label & Ignoring Spotify". Billboard. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  • ^ "julian casablancas". julian casablancas. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  • ^ Breihan, Tom (20 October 2009). "Julian Casablancas Announces Los Angeles Concert Residency". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  • ^ "11th Dimension". Retrieved 19 September 2016 – via Amazon.
  • ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 51.
  • ^ "Ultratop.be – Julian Casablancas – Phrazes For The Young" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  • ^ "Lescharts.com – Julian Casablancas – Phrazes For The Young". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  • ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Julian Casablancas". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  • ^ "Mexicancharts.com – Julian Casablancas – Phrazes For The Young". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  • ^ "Charts.nz – Julian Casablancas – Phrazes For The Young". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  • ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Julian Casablancas – Phrazes For The Young". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  • ^ "Swisscharts.com – Julian Casablancas – Phrazes For The Young". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  • ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  • ^ "Julian Casablancas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  • ^ "Julian Casablancas Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  • ^ "Julian Casablancas Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  • ^ "Julian Casablancas Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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