Phrazes for the Young antique style box. The album debuted at #35 on the US "Billboard" 200 (#11 on the digital albums chart) and #19 on the UK Albums Chart. Phrazes for the Young Phrazes for the Young is the debut solo album by American songwriter Julian Casablancas, released on November 2, 2009 in the UK and November 3 in the US. Casablancas, who is best known for being the front man of New York rock band The Strokes, recorded the eight-song album in 2009 in New York, Los Angeles, and Omaha, Nebraska. Jason Lader served as producer, and musician Mike Mogis (from Bright
Julian Plenti is... Skyscraper Julian Plenti is... Skyscraper Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper is the first solo album released by Paul Banks, the lead singer for the band Interpol, under the name "Julian Plenti". It was released on August 4, 2009. The music video for "Games for Days" was directed by Javier Aguilera and features Emily Haines from Metric. In a First Listen feature on their website, The-Fly.co.uk said that "Julian Plenti is... Skyscraper" "could almost be two different albums – one with folky, Bon Iver-esque lullabies and one with upbeat art-rock stomps" and that it is a "beautiful little sonic beast". ClashMusic.com reviewed the