- alternative rock, indie pop
- 43 min
- 9 tracks
- Cult Records
Reality Awaits is the seventh studio album by the American rock band the Strokes, released on July 24, 2026, on RCA and Cult Records. Produced by Rick Rubin, who had worked with the band on their previous album, The New Abnormal (2020), the album was preceded by the singles "Going Shopping" and "Falling Out of Love".
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Character
Spare, grave, classical in form and cool.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
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Metacritic 70/100
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- The Arts Desk2/5 ★
- Clash7/10
- ConsequenceB+
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- NME4/5 ★
- PasteB
- Pitchfork6.5/10
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Slant2.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Psycho Shit5:23
- 2Dine N’Dash5:02
- 3Lonely in the Future3:12
- 4Falling out of Love6:22
- 5Going to Babble On4:06
- 6Going Shopping4:21
- 7Liar’s Remorse4:50
- 8The Fruits of Conquest5:16
- 9Tyrants of the Mellow Moon4:12
9 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Strokes
- Label
- Cult Records
- Released
- July 24, 2026
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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