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Phrazes for the Young is the debut solo album by American singer-songwriter Julian Casablancas. It was released through his own Cult Records label, via RCA and Rough Trade Records, on November 2, 2009, in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States.[7]

Phrazes for the Young
Studio album by Julian Casablancas
Released	November 2, 2009
Recorded	2009
Studio	ARC (Omaha, NE) F-Hole (New York, NY) Heart Shaped (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Alternative rock synth-pop alternative dance new wave
Length	40:08
Label	Cult RCA Rough Trade
Producer	Jason Lader Mike Mogis
Julian Casablancas chronology
Phrazes for the Young (2009) Live from Electric Lady Studios, WRXP New York (2010)
Singles from Phrazes for the Young
"11th Dimension" Released: October 2, 2009 "Out of the Blue" Released: January 25, 2010

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
musicOMH	[4]
NME	(8/10)[5]
NOW Magazine	[6]
PopMatters	(8/10)[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Spin	[9]
The Times	[10]
Uncut	[11]

Casablancas, who is best known for being the front man of New York City-based rock band the Strokes, recorded the eight-song album in 2009 in New York City, Los Angeles, and Omaha, Nebraska. Jason Lader and Mike Mogis (the latter of Bright Eyes and Monsters of Folk) served as producers.[12] The album title is a reference to Oscar Wilde's "Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young".[13] Casablancas' dog, Balki, is pictured on the album sleeve.[14]

Critical reception was mostly positive, although Casablancas has since expressed regret about the project, stating, "I had all these different ideas, [but] I thought 'if I go too weird, people won’t take it seriously,' so I did the safest ideas [...] And then… maybe it became this 'oh, this is what he does when he’s on his own' vs. The Strokes, and that was annoying, frustrating.”[15]

Release

The album was previewed in its entirety on August 31, 2009 at the Duo Music Exchange in Tokyo, Japan.[16] To celebrate the release, Casablancas played a special series of shows every Friday night in November in Los Angeles.[17] The first track released from the album, "11th Dimension", had its first airing on the Radio 1 Zane Lowe Show on September 17, and was marked as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record. The single was released on October 2, 2009 in the US.[18]

Casablancas performed "I Wish It Was Christmas Today" (based on a Saturday Night Live skit) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on December 21, 2009. "Left & Right in the Dark", "Out of the Blue", "Ludlow St" and "11th Dimension" are featured in the Gossip Girl episode "The Lady Vanished"; "Out of the Blue" was featured in the trailer of The Kids Are All Right; and "11th Dimension" was featured in the opening of the 2015 comedy Vacation.

A deluxe box set including B-sides and home recordings was made available after the album's release. It comes with a vinyl recording of the album and is housed within an antique style box.

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[19]	55
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20]	96
French Albums (SNEP)[21]	49
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[22]	56
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[23]	34
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24]	49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25]	64
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)	19
US Billboard 200	35
US Billboard Alternative Albums	10
US Billboard Digital Albums	11
US Billboard Rock Albums	12
US Billboard Tastemaker Albums	5

References

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Phrazes for the Young es el álbum debut del compositor estadounidense Julian Casablancas, lanzado el 2 de noviembre de 2009 en el Reino Unido y 3 de noviembre en los Estados Unidos. Casablancas, quién es más conocido por ser el líder de la banda de Rock neoyorquina The Strokes, grabó ocho canciones para el álbum en 2009 en Nueva York, Los Ángeles, y Nebraska. Jason Lader fue el productor, y el músico Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes/Monsters of Folk) contribuyó en la producción.[1] El título del álbum hace referencia a la frase de Oscar Wilde "Frases y Filosofías para uso de la Juventud".[2] Balki, el perro de Casablancas, está fotografiado en la portada del álbum.[3]

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