Is This It

Is This It is the debut studio album by The Strokes. It was recorded in March and April 2001 at Transporterraum in New York City with producer Gordon Raphael, after an earlier round of sessions with Gil Norton was scrapped.^[1] The band played largely live in a roughly six-week process.^[1] It first appeared in Australia on July 30, 2001, and the US CD followed on October 9 after a delay following the September 11 attacks.^[1] It was widely acclaimed, holds a Metacritic score of 91, and reached number two on the UK Albums Chart.^[1][2]