began recording follow-up album

The group began recording their follow-up in 2002 with producer Nigel Godrich (best known for his work with Radiohead ), but later split with him in favor of Gordon Raphael, the producer of Is This It . Recordings with Godrich were never revealed. In August 2003, the band toured Japan, playing a couple of the upcoming songs: ” Reptilia “, “Meet Me in the Bathroom”, “The Way It Is”, “Between Love & Hate” (formerly known as “Ze Newie”) and ” 12:51 ” (formerly known as “Supernova”). The band also played Paul Anka ‘s “My Way” with Japanese lyrics. The Strokes released their second album Room on Fire in October 2003. It received praise from critics but was less commercially successful, although it still went gold. The album’s sound maintained The Strokes’ familiar reference points, while also evoking groups such as the Cars , Bob Marley , and Blondie . In the process, they made the cover of Spin Magazine for the second time, with each member receiving his own cover. They also made the cover of Rolling Stone for the first time. Additional media coverage of the band came from the relationship between Moretti and actress Drew Barrymore , which ended in January 2007. The first single taken from Room on Fire was the song ” 12:51 “, which used distinct keyboard-like sounds produced by Valensi’s guitar. The video was also directed by Roman Coppola, and was inspired by the futuristic look of the 1980s film Tron . This consisted of a mainly black scene, with instances of glowing picton blue and riptide.