The Strokes Set New Album ‘Reality Awaits’ For June 26 – New Single ‘Going Shopping’ Out Now

Reality Awaits, the seventh studio album from The Strokes, is set for release on June 26. Going Shopping is out now—listen here.

Recorded in Costa Rica with producer Rick Rubin and finished around the globe, Reality Awaits marks the band’s first new music since 2020’s much-lauded The New Abnormal and extensive global touring in its wake.

The Strokes will play major festivals around the world this spring and summer including this weekend and next at Coachella, in addition to dates headlining Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, Japan’s Summer Sonic 2026 and more.

Since The Strokes 2001 debut, their beloved discography has defined the sound of a generation.