Strokes Celebrate Obama Win

Nikolai Fraiture has described his joy at Democrat candidate Barack Obama winning the US presidential election, saying the he joined the crowds of New Yorkers who filled the streets celebrating the victory.

The Strokes man was at home in New York when the news broke. In a new interview the musician says: "I watched the election at home with my wife, Regina Spektor and her cousin Anna. I don't have a TV so we huddled around my computer every now and then during dinner.

“When the cheering outside was lasting longer than usual, I went to the computer, looked up at everyone and in a fit of joy announced the crushing victory. We could not believe how fast it happened, as opposed to four years ago when I stayed up alone until 5am as, in the confusion, a decision had strangely not yet been reached.

“We all filmed each other's reactions because it felt like finally having been freed after eight years in prison. Outside my window we could see people with huge American flags racing against traffic in the middle of the streets.”