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“Soma” by The Strokes
From the album Is This It (2001)
“Soma” by The Strokes appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2002. It was first released in 2001 on the album Is This It. Its best result is #33 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #342 alternative song of 2002.
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"Soma" comes from Is This It, the Strokes' 2001 debut, and it's Julian Casablancas's song through and through: he wrote the music and the words and sings it, with Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond, Jr. on guitars, Nikolai Fraiture on bass and Fabrizio Moretti on drums.
Gordon Raphael produced it at Transporterraum in New York City, where the album was cut over March and April 2001, and the idea was to keep things plain, with little studio polish, shaping the songs mostly out of live takes. The music press talked up the album's twin-guitar interplay and melodic, pop-smart sound, critics heard '70s garage rock in its rhythm, and across it Casablancas's lyrics kept circling the lives and romances of young city kids.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 33 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 | 91 |
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