GLOBAL TOUR CONTINUES IN AUGUST

The Strokes finally drop their highly-anticipated new album, Reality Awaits – their first in six years – via Cult Records/RCA Records. The LP features singles that have quickly become fan favourites: “Falling out of Love” and “Going Shopping.” 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 recorded the album in Costa Rica with renowned producer Rick Rubin, who the band worked with on their critically-acclaimed 2020 album, The New Abnormal. After those first sessions, the band continued to meet up with Rubin across the globe to finish the album, following inspiration wherever it took them.

While working in the studio in Costa Rica, the band invited director Johann Rashid to create a short film of the making of the album. “In Transit: Part II” is out now, offering a glimpse into the creative process that led to the final album. The name “Part II” serves as a continuation of the group’s 2004 “In Transit” documentary. Watch “In Transit: Part II” here.

The Strokes also recently released the music video for “Going Shopping,” a nod to Paul Simon‘s classic “You Can Call Me Al” video, with Walton Goggins stepping into Chevy Chase‘s iconic role. At the time, Goggins was filming a movie in the Canary Islands, but told the band over the phone, “let’s go shopping!” So, in late May, Julian Casablancas and friends headed to Tenerife– a Spanish island off Morocco’s coast- to shoot with Goggins on location.

The album arrives ahead of a busy year of touring, including a huge hometown show at New York’s Flushing Meadows Corona Park – the band’s first New York headline in many years – with support from Beach House, TV on the Radio and Fcukers. The tour also stops for a couple of nights at London‘s O2, Paris‘ Accor Arena, Amsterdam‘s Ziggo Dome, Seattle‘s Climate Pledge Arena and many more.

Formed in New York City, The Strokes have defined the sound of a generation with their beloved discography since their 2001 debut. Reality Awaits is OUT NOW.

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 The Garden and ÖLÜM

# – with The Garden

¦ – with Geordie Greep and Promiseland

ˆ – with Beach House, TV on the Radio, and Fcukers

§ – with Fat White Family and Alex Cameron

» – with Future Islands

± – with Courtney Barnett

Go to https://www.thestrokes.com/ for tickets and more information.