The Strokes' New Album 'Reality Awaits' Drops This Friday

0:00On April 7th, the Strokes just dropped their new single, Going Shopping, and announced their seventh album, Reality Awaits, hitting shells on Friday. June 26th, the occult records in RCA. They built the hype last week with retro graphics teasing fresh tunes, then mailed cassettes of the single, to fans sparking online bootlegs before A. Live debut in San Francisco. Fans are buzzing since this is their first new music since the acclaimed 2020 album, The New Av Normal, a breezy guitar synth track, perfect for festivals with Julian Casablanca's venting about ditching plans. The album got recorded in Costa Rica with producer Rick Rubin, and wrapped up across the globe, while the artwork nods to a classic Richard Prince. Piece from 1989, Kestemek Coachella this weekend, then headlining Bonnarou, outside lands, and Japan's Somersonic, with more tour dates dropping soon, pre-order. Now, and stay tuned for the full drop. Stay tuned with music news today, AI-powered updates.