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The Strokes

American rock band
MusicGroup rock_band Q211583
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Summary

The Strokes is a rock band[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of rock band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50,256 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Notable work: Selfless[3]
  • Genre: rock music[4], indie rock[5], garage rock[6], post-punk revival[7], new wave[8]
  • Record label: Sony Music[9]
  • Discography: The Strokes discography[10]
  • Commons category: The Strokes[11]
  • Country of origin: United States[12]
  • Has part(s): Julian Casablancas[13], Nick Valensi[14], Albert Hammond, Jr.[15], Nikolai Fraiture[16], Fabrizio Moretti[17], Alex Turner[18]
  • Inception: 1998[19]
  • Location of formation: New York City[20]
  • Official website: https://www.thestrokes.com/[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Strokes[22]
  • Commons gallery: The Strokes[23]
  • Topic has template: Template:The Strokes[24]
  • Official name: The Strokes[25]
  • Start of work period: 1999[26]
  • Member category: Category:The Strokes members[27]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1998[30]

  • Genre(s): garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, new wave, post-punk revival, rock, synth-pop[31]

  • Community tags: alternative rock music, garage rock, garage rock music, garage rock revival, indie rock, new wave, post-punk revival, rock, rock music, synth-pop[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f181961b-20f7-459e-89de-920ef03c7ed0[33]

Why It Matters

The Strokes has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

It has been cited as an influence by Panic! at the Disco[36], a musical group[37], founded in 2005[38].

FAQs

Who did The Strokes influence?

The Strokes has been cited as an influence by Panic! at the Disco[36].

Related Entities

Alex Turner Julian Casablancas New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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