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Julian Casablancas' new album Tyranny will be released on a cigarette lighter
The Strokes frontman lights up for second solo LP
The album's original cover photograph courted controversy for being too sexually explicit and was replaced with the above artwork for the American market.
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by Andy Morris | Photos by WENN
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Julian Casablancas, lead singer of The Strokes, will release his second solo album Tyranny on 13 October on Cult Records. The first single, an 11 minute track 'Human Sadness' has just been released onto iTunes. Watch the album trailer below.
As reported by Consequence Of Sound Casablancas has also revealed the album artwork and the 12 song tracklist. The details are below:
1. Take Me in Your Army
2. Crunch Punch
3. M.utually A.ssured D.estruction
4. Human Sadness
5. Where No Eagles Fly
6. Father Electricity
7. Johan Von Bronx
8. Business Dog
9. Xerox
10. Dare I Care
11. Nintendo Blood
12. Off to War…
The album will be released on CD, LP, cassette and, somewhat more surprisingly, a USB in the shape of a cigarette lighter.
Watch the trailer for Tyranny below
A statement from the label explains: "The album incorporates world underground music from the 70s and 80s, hardcore/punk and modern harmony, using modern and analog recording and sampling techniques."
The band's first US tour (which Julian Casablancas says will "melt peoples’ faces off") kicks off on Thursday 16 October in Philadelphia, PA. Full tour dates are below and will be available from Friday 27 June 27. For more information visit here.
October 16 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
October 17 Washington DC 9:30 Club
October 18 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theatre
October 20 Chattanooga, TN Track 29
October 21 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works
October 22 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
October 28 Birmingham, AL Iron City
October 30 Austin, TX Emo’s
October 31 Houston, TX House of Blues
November 6 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre
November 9 San Francisco, CA Regency Center
November 11 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
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