In 2002, Jimmy Fallon opened a number of exhibits for the Strokes. Mark Ronson was a part of Fallon’s backing band, and the Strokes’ crowd was evidently not into what he was doing. That historical past got here into play final night time, when Strokes chief Julian Casablancas was a visitor on Fallon’s Tonight Show. Fallon and his different band the Voidz simply launched their new album Like All Before You, and so they had been musical visitors on the present, however Casablancas additionally caught up with Fallon in an interview.
On The Tonight Show, Julian Casablancas rocked bleached hair and one cut-up purple glove, and he regarded loopy. During the interview with Jimmy Fallon, the 2 of them talked about their time touring collectively, the brand new Voidz album, and Casablancas’ look on the brand new model of Charli XCX’s “Mean girls,” from her Brat remix album.
After the interview, Casablancas and the Voidz carried out their trippy electro-rock music “7 Horses.” They had been bathed in purple gentle, and so they performed in entrance of what regarded like a wall of skulls. As an internet bonus, the Voidz additionally did their music “Square Wave,” with the lighting switched from purple to blue. It’s bizarre watching Julian Casablancas sing reside by means of copious Auto-Tune, however the Voidz have actually turn into a extra commanding reside act because the abysmal SXSW set that I caught a few decade in the past. Below, watch each performances and the interview.
Like All Before You is out now on Cult Records.