NICKEL EYE The Time Of The Assassins (2008 US promotional 11-track CDR acetate - Nickel Eye is the solo project of The Strokes' bassist Nikolai Fraiture. When The Strokes' hiatus began taking longer than expected, Nikolai reached into an old shoebox of poems and rants written years ago. With guest appearances by Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Regina Spektor, 'The Time of The Assassins' was completed a few months later in New York City. Custom printed acetate issued in a custom printed monochrome picture sleeve RCD10973A)