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"  I can&amp;#039;t think of an album more evocative of my college years in New York in the early aughts than the Strokes&amp;#039; masterful debut. And the appearance of Is This It on various best-of-the-decade lists last month piqued my nostalgia for songs like &amp;quot;Hard to Explain&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Someday.&amp;quot; Happily, Strokes front man Julian Casablancas played a pair of shows at NYC&amp;#039;s Terminal 5 last Thursday and Friday in support of his recently released solo debut, Phrazes for the Young, a layered, melodic collection whose synth-heavy sound was reflected in his chosen opening acts: Brooklyn bands Tanlines and ethereal electro-pop duo Telepathe, whom I spoke with back in March (check out their standout track &amp;quot;In Your Line&amp;quot;). I managed to stake out a prime spot on the third-floor balcony and avoided the throngs of fans by the stage clamoring to get close to the easy-on-the eyes rocker, clad in head-to-toe leather. Casablancas did play one Strokes song\u2014&amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ll Try Anything Once,&amp;quot; a demo version of &amp;quot;You Only Live Once&amp;quot;\u2014and a Kings of Leon cover (&amp;quot;Velvet Snow&amp;quot;) but the best moments were his new material, including the upbeat, hook-laden &amp;quot;Left &amp;amp;amp; Right in the Dark,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Out of the Blue,&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;11th Dimension.&amp;quot; (And no one complained when he launched into a post-yuletide rendition of &amp;quot;I Wish It Was Christmas Today&amp;quot;\u2014yes, a cover of SNL&amp;#039;s classic jam, albeit without Chris Kattan &amp;amp;amp; Co.). \u2014Erin Clements   Follow ELLE on Twitter. Become our Facebook fan! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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