Song · The Strokes
“Machu Picchu” by The Strokes
From the album Angles (2011)
“Machu Picchu” by The Strokes appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2011. It was first released in 2011 on the album Angles. Its best result is #96 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #725 alternative song of 2011.
"Machu Picchu" turns up on Angles, the fourth Strokes album, which RCA released in March 2011, more than five years after First Impressions of Earth. Julian Casablancas and Nick Valensi share the writing credit, and Gus Oberg recorded it and produced it with the band, with Justin Gerrish assisting and Noah Georgeson mixing.
The road there was bumpy. The band went on hiatus in 2007, regrouped two years later, demoed 18 songs live and went into Avatar Studios in New York with Joe Chiccarelli, without Casablancas in the room. Chiccarelli's hands-off style and the singer's absence both grated, and only "Life Is Simple in the Moonlight" survived those sessions intact; the rest was either thrown out or rebuilt with Oberg in Albert Hammond Jr.'s home studio up in Port Jervis, New York.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 96 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011 | 100 |
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