Cazy Zany Radio Sunday - 'Under Cover of Darkness' by The Strokes

Every week our contributors will voice their opinion concerning one song, it’s a simple as that! The more the merrier, so people are always welcome to join in, just leave a note, eh.

Track: ‘Under Cover of Darkness’ by The Strokes (listen here)
Average Grade: 2.9

Anna: That is not a good song, plain and simple. The song-writing is weak and the overall feel makes a bridge-playing sherry-sipping sock-knitting night look exciting (which it can be, granted).
2/10

Ilse: I really enjoyed the guitar in this one, it is reassuringly Strokes-ish, but therefore at the same time not very innovative either. Apart from the guitarsolos, the track as a whole seems rather messy. Julian Casablancas' voice always sounds distant, as if he were singing from the basement while the rest of the band is upstairs in the studio and this is particularly notieceable it this song, as it reaches a point where it's almost unintelligible. Nope, I'm not convinced for the new album. Well that's to say: not yet, atleast. Final convict: certainly underwhelming, but not a horrendous track either.
6.2/10

Linda: Phew, crisis averted - I hate this track. After his solo album, I'm finding it quite impossible to take Julian Casablancas serious again, but then again, it is a new Strokes track. As I cannot be bothered to actually pay enough attention to come up with something witty myself, I have once more resorted to the late John Peel, and have come up with a rather suitable quote for the occasion:

"The [Eurovision] song contest, like the Miss World show, is one of those things that you really have to watch because memory dulls during the year and you start to wonder if it really is as dreadful as you remember. Neither of them ever let you down."
1.2/10

Stef: I would never think this song to be from a band with quite a reputation. Apparently it is, but I’m not sure what part of this track should show that exactly.
2/10