Album Cover Review: The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth

This Album was released in January 2006, the track list is as follows;

1. You Only Live Once
2. Juicebox
3. Heart in a Cage
4. Razorblade
5. On the Other Side
6. Vision of Division
7. Ask Me Anything
8. Electricityscape
9.  Killing Lies
10. Fear of Sleep
11. 15 Minutes
12. Ize of the World
13. Evening Sun
14. Red Light

The album art is very striking and different from many other CD's. This may be because The Strokes were an alternative band and they wanted to come across as unique and different. It is no coincidence that the title and the name of the band are in the four corners of the box. This because the first scientists that explored what earth was believed it was a flat square with the "Four corners of the earth". This shows that the layout of the box art is more than relevant to the title although not instantly recognisable. I think the strikes may represent the strokes of music and sound they make, and the red line being the connection people may have to their music bridging the gap between the bands music and the tastes of their fans.