On December 30, 2005, “RCA” label released “First Impressions of Earth”, the third   Strokes studio album. It was recorded January–May 2005 in Sestri Levante, and was produced by David Kahne and Gordon Raphael.

Personnel:

• Julian Casablancas- vocals, drums
• Albert Hammond, Jr.- guitar
• Nick Valensi- guitar, mellotron
• Nikolai Fraiture- bass guitar
• Fabrizio Moretti- drums, percussion
• David Kahne– engineer
• Andy Wallace- mixing
• Steve Sisco – mixing assistant
• Bob Ludwig, Howie Weinberg– mastering
• Piero Fornasetti – disc art work
• Lothar Quinte – cover art
• Günter Fruhtrunk – rear cover art
• James Bellesini – design (for Love Police)
• Dan Winters – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian Casablancas, except where noted.

1. You Only Live Once
2. Juicebox
3. Heart in a Cage
4. Razorblade
5. On the Other Side
6. Vision of Division
7. Ask Me Anything – Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi
8. Electricityscape
9. Killing Lies – Julian Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture
10. Fear of Sleep
11. 15 Minutes
12. Ize of the World
13. Evening Sun – Julian Casablancas, Fabrizio Moretti
14. Red Light