Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2017 So Far

Lizzy Goodman’s new book, Meet Me In The Bathroom, documents an era in rock music that many of us remember well. It uses oral history to tell the story of the great New York rock boom of the early ’00s, the time when the Strokes and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Interpol and the Rapture wandered the earth as larger-than-life avatars of sex and fashion and glamor and desire. It gives a long look at that moment, at all the drunken nights and cocaine hangovers and ill-advised major-label deals and long-festering grudges that helped it to happen, and helped it to end. If you care about music — and if you’re reading this website, you presumably do — it’s an absolute must-read. But once you get over the pure nostalgia of it all, you might find yourself wondering why we haven’t had a moment like that since. Where are all the exciting young rock bands?

Published: June 06, 2017 15:00 Source