Julian Fernando Casablancas (born August 23, 1978) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band the Strokes, with which he has released seven studio albums since its founding in 1998. Casablancas released a solo studio album, Phrazes for the Young, in 2009, and has released three albums with the experimental rock band the Voidz. The Strokes' debut album Is This It was critically acclaimed, and launched Casablancas and the band to rock stardom. Casablancas was the primary songwriter and creative voice behind the band's early albums, including 2003's Room on Fire and 2005's First Impressions of Earth. After a six-year hiatus, the Strokes released Angles in 2011 and Comedown Machine in 2013 with the band taking a more collaborative approach to these projects. Casablancas would not record another record with the band until 2020's Grammy-winning The New Abnormal, the first such nomination or win for the band. In 2009, during a hiatus from the Strokes, Casablancas released his debut solo album, Phrazes for the Young. In the same year he founded the independent record label Cult Records, which has represented artists the Growlers, Rey Pila and Karen O. Since 2014 he has been the frontman of experimental rock band the Voidz, endeavoring to make less commercial music and explore new themes. The Voidz have released three studio albums.