The Strokes Tease New Music: What's Next?

0:00On April 1st, the strokes are hinting at fresh tracks on the way. They drop the link on Instagram stories to a Laylo page with retro no-pad vibes and artwork of horses hauling a cassette through the desert. Fans sign up using their phone numbers and the band promises to be in touch with updates soon. This tease hits right before a string of shows, starting with two headmine gigs in San Francisco this month. Then Coachella, 2026, outside, lands, just like heaven and Japan's Somersonic. Their last full album, The New Ab Normal, landed in early 2020. Fans are buzzing hard online, especially on Reddit, where folks shared screenshots of texts saying the band will try to share something soon. Theories range from a single dropping this Friday to new music before Coachella, with everyone hyped on the horse and tape imagery screaming delivery of tunes. Dig deeper, and they've been cooking with producer Rick Rubin since 2022, including magical sessions in Costa Rica. Guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. called it the start of their best songs yet. Though

1:03frontman Julian Casablanca said back then it was years off. Meanwhile, the crew stayed busy with solo releases by Casablanca's voice projects and Hammond's melodies on hiatus. Their website now links straight to this mystery page titled question marks. With the road ahead packed in these signals firing, the strokes feel primed to shake things up again. Music news, powered by AI. This is Music News