The Strokes’ Nick Valensi Announces Debut CRX Album Produced by Josh Homme

[NelsonG]

Earlier this month, the Strokes’ Nick Valensi announced a new band called CRX. The band includes Ralph Alexander (The Dose), Richie James Follin (Guards), Darian Zahedi, and Jon Safley (The Reflections). Today, they’ve announced their debut album, New Skin (out October 28 via Columbia). It’s produced by Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal), and mixed by Andrew Scheps. See the tracklist and cover art below. Scroll down for CRX’s upcoming tour dates, which include three dates with Beck.

Earlier this year, Homme produced Iggy Pop’s new album Post Pop Depression. Valensi played on the Strokes’ new EP Future Present Past.

New Skin:

01 Ways to Fake It
02 Broken Bones
03 Give It Up
04 Anything
05 Walls
06 Slow Down
07 On Edge
08 Unnatural
09 One Track Mind
10 Monkey Machine

CRX:

09-17 West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour
09-19 Chicago, IL - Schubas
09-20 Columbus, OH - Express Live *
09-22 Bloomington, IN - IU Pavilion *
09-23 St. Louis, MO - Peabody Opera House *

* with Beck

View the full article