The Strokes unveil their long-awaited new album, Reality Awaits—their first in six years—today via Cult Records/RCA Records. The LP features singles that have quickly become fan favorites: “Going Shopping” and “Falling out of Love.” Reality Awaits awaits.
The album was recorded in Costa Rica with the legendary producer Rick Rubin, who the band worked with on 2020’s acclaimed The New Abnormal. Following these first sessions, the band and Rubin continued meet around the globe to finish the album, wherever inspiration struck.
While in the studio in Costa Rica, The Strokes invited director Johann Rashid to capture the magic and create a short film. In Transit: Part II debuted yesterday, offering a glimpse into the sessions and the creative process behind the album. Part II serves as a sequel to the group’s 2004 In Transit documentary. Watch In Transit: Part II here.
The project comes ahead of touring throughout the year, including a massive hometown show at New York’s Flushing Meadows Corona Park—the band’s first New York headline in years—with support from Beach House, TV on the Radio and Fcukers. Further dates include two nights at London’s O2, Paris’ Accor Arena, Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena and many more.
The Strokes recently shared the music video for “Going Shopping”—paying homage to Paul Simon’s classic video for “You Can Call Me Al,” with Walton Goggins in Chevy Chase’s iconic role. Goggins was on location for a feature film in the Canary Islands but told the band on a call, “let’s go shopping!” In late May, Julian Casablancas and friends traveled to Tenerife—a Spanish island off the coast of Morocco—to meet up with Walton Goggins on location to shoot.
In May, The Strokes debuted “Falling out of Love” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, playing one of the show’s final music performances.
The Strokes are a band from New York City. Since their 2001 debut, their beloved discography has defined the sound of a generation.
Reality Awaits album cover art — Untitled (Cowboy) 1989 courtesy of Richard Prince
REALITY AWAITS TRACK LIST
1. Psycho Shit
2. Dine N’Dash
3. Lonely in the Future
4. Falling out of Love
5. Going to Babble On
6. Going Shopping
7. Liar’s Remorse
8. The Fruits of Conquest
9. Tyrants of the Mellow Moon
THE STROKES LIVE
August 8—San Francisco, CA—Outside Lands Music Festival [SOLD OUT]
August 14—Tokyo, JP—Summer Sonic
August 15—Osaka, JP—Summer Sonic
August 22—Pasadena, CA—Just Like Heaven
August 25—Bend, OR—Hayden Homes Amphitheater||
August 27—Vancouver, BC—Rogers Arena#
August 28—Seattle, WA—Climate Pledge Arena||
September 12—Tampa, FL—Benchmark International Arena¦
September 13—Hollywood, FL—Hard Rock Live¦ [SOLD OUT]
September 17—Charlotte, NC—Truliant Amphitheater¦
September 18—Atlanta, GA—Shaky Knees Music Festival
September 20—Asbury Park, NJ—Sea.Hear.Now Festival
October 2—Queens, NY—Flushing Meadows Corona Parkˆ
October 6—London, U.K.—The O2§ [SOLD OUT]
October 7—London, U.K.—The O2§ [SOLD OUT]
October 11—Amsterdam, NL—Ziggo Dome§ [SOLD OUT]
October 13—Dusseldorf, DE—PSD Bank Dome§ [SOLD OUT]
October 15—Berlin, DE—Uber Arena§ [SOLD OUT]
October 17—Bologna, IT—Unipol Arena§ [SOLD OUT]
October 20—Barcelona, ES—Palau Sant Jordi§ [SOLD OUT]
October 22—Paris, FR—Accor Arena§ [SOLD OUT]
October 25—Newcastle, U.K.—Utilita Arena§ [SOLD OUT]
October 26—Manchester, U.K.—Co-op Live§ [SOLD OUT]
October 28—Dublin, IE—3Arena§ [SOLD OUT]
November 20—Lima, PE—Estadio Universidad San Marcos»
November 22—Mexico City, MX—Corona Capital
November 24—Quito, EC—Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa
November 27—Santiago, CL—Primavera Sound Fauna
November 29—Buenos Aires, AR—Primavera Sound Buenos Aires
December 2—Bogotá, CO—Coliseo Medplus±
December 5—São Paulo, BR—Primavera Sound São Paulo
☨with Hamilton Leithauser
*with Thundercat and Hamilton Leithauser
‡with Cage the Elephant and Thundercat
†with Hamilton Leithauser and ÖLÜM
||with The Garden and ÖLÜM
#with The Garden
¦with Geordie Greep and Promiseland
ˆwith Beach House, TV on the Radio, and Fcukers
§with Fat White Family and Alex Cameron
»with Future Islands
±with Courtney Barnett
