The strokes were a new york band formed in 1998, i rcently discovered their music
I am just hearing of them now myself. I see they were formed in 1998 when i was only 22, i should know of them
the band is composed of singer Julian Casablancas, lead guitarist Nick Valensi, rhythm guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture, and drummer Fabrizio Moretti.
Could you tell me if any of their songs were ever a hit ?
they had a lot of songs, i am not sure if they had top hits but i do know their debut album in 2001 ranks number eight on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time
They had a song called "Is this it ?" supposedly they are garage rock  
that was the title of their debut album, and currently they are on hiatus and are working with legendary producer rick rubin on their next album
Ah yes, i am familiar with Rick Rubin, the co founder of Def Jam Records. That should be cool to see what they come up with