New NoiseJul 29, 2026
Album Review: The Strokes – Reality Awaits (opens in new tab)
The Strokes have never been a band that played by the rules.
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Reality Awaits
- PitchforkJul 28, 2026
Reality Awaits (opens in new tab)
Full of Auto-Tuned vocals and incisive lyrics, the rock band’s seventh album is doomy, strange, and fully in on the bit.
- Beats Per MinuteJul 28, 2026
Album Review: The Strokes – Reality Awaits (opens in new tab)
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- PitchforkOct 22, 2026
The Strokes and Phoebe Bridgers to Play SNL (opens in new tab)
Oh and also Gracie Abrams
- StereogumOct 22, 2026
SNL Taps Druski & The Strokes, John Mulaney & Phoebe Bridgers For Next Month (opens in new tab)
- StereogumSep 29, 2026
The Strokes’ Nick Valensi Joins Jack White In LA (opens in new tab)
Once upon a time, the Strokes and the White Stripes were the two biggest dogs in the early-'00s rock-revival moment.
- StereogumSep 21, 2026
Modern English Acknowledge The Strokes “Completely Ripped Off” “I Melt With You,” But Still Love Them (opens in new tab)
When the Strokes released " Bad Decisions ," the second single from their 2020 album The New Abnormal , fans noticed the resemblance between that song and Modern English's 1982 hit "I Melt With You."…
- PitchforkAug 9, 2026
Watch Charli XCX Join the Strokes for “Take It or Leave It” at Outside Lands (opens in new tab)
“We’ve got a special little guest; a big guest.
- StereogumAug 9, 2026
Charli XCX Joins The Strokes At Outside Lands (opens in new tab)
Last night was a big one for Auto-Tune lovers.
- PitchforkJul 24, 2026
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- StereogumJul 24, 2026
The Strokes’ New Album Reality Awaits Is Here (opens in new tab)
Everyone was mad about the Auto-Tune.