The band known for defining a generation of alternative rock, The Strokes, have officially released another single from their highly anticipated forthcoming album, Reality Awaits. This marks the group’s first full-length studio project in six years. The new track, “Falling Out of Love,” arrives as the second offering from the record, following last month’s “Going Shopping,” a song that famously saw a limited release via cassette tape to a select group of 100 fans.
Fans of the band’s recent sonic evolution will notice that the prominent use of Auto-Tune, which characterized their previous single, makes a distinct return on this track. The group is set to provide the first live performance of “Falling Out of Love” tomorrow night, May 14, during their appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
Reality Awaits is scheduled for a global release on June 26. The album was crafted in collaboration with renowned producer Rick Rubin, signaling a significant chapter for Julian Casablancas and his bandmates. Beyond the new music, the band is preparing for an extensive album preview cycle, which includes an upcoming international tour and high-profile headlining performances at Bonnaroo in Tennessee and San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival.
The band has remained politically active as well, recently utilizing their main-stage set at Coachella Weekend Two to project a video featuring footage of bombings in Gaza and Iran, highlighting the U.S. government’s history of foreign intervention. As anticipation builds for their new material, listeners are encouraged to revisit the critical acclaim surrounding their 2020 release, The New Abnormal.