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''Phrazes for the Young'' is the debut solo album by American songwriter Julian Casablancas, released on November 2, 2009 in the UK and November 3 in the US. Casablancas, who is best known for being the front man of New York rock band The Strokes, recorded the eight-song album in 2009 in New York, Los Angeles, and Omaha, Nebraska. Jason Lader served as producer, and musician Mike Mogis (from Bright Eyes and Monsters of Folk) contributed additional production.〔()〕 The album title is a reference to Oscar Wilde's "Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young". Casablancas' dog, Balki, is pictured on the album sleeve.〔(11th Dimension Songfacts )〕 The album was previewed in its entirety on August 31, 2009 at the Duo Music Exchange in Tokyo, Japan. To celebrate the release, Casablancas played a special series of shows every Friday night in November in Los Angeles. 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.〔(Amazon.com product page for "11th Dimension" )〕 "Left & Right in the Dark", "Out of the Blue", "Ludlow St" and "11th Dimension" are featured in the ''Gossip Girl'' episode "The Lady Vanished". 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. "11th Dimension" was also featured in the opening of the 2015 American comedy film ''Vacation'', and "Out of the Blue" is featured in the trailer of ''The Kids Are All Right''. ==Box set== 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phrazes for the Young」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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