The Strokes’ first album in seven years made a massive debut on the Billboard charts this week.
The Strokes’ new album, The New Abnormal, debuts at #1 on this week’s Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart. The album is also #8 on the Billboard200 and is #1 Current Rock Album, #1 Top Current Album, #1 Current Alternative Album and #1 Vinyl Album.
The Times of London praises “The Strokes give us their second masterpiece,” while The New Yorker raves the album “sounds better to me than almost anything else I’ve listened to this spring.” NPR Music calls The New Abnormal “one of their best,” and Rolling Stone says it’s “their best since the glory days of the early ‘00s.” The Independent praises, “stacked with rolling, streetwise grooves, boldly graffitied onto the chipped paintwork of New York City past,” while Evening Standard says of the album, “Bold comeback is their best in years… Up there with their best work while sounding boldly different from it.”
The New Abnormal features previously shared tracks “Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus,” “Bad Decisions” and “At The Door.” The music video for “At The Door” premiered during the band’s performance at Senator Bernie Sanders’ University of New Hampshire rally. The album is The Strokes’ first in seven years and was recorded at Shangri-La Studios in Malibuand produced by Rick Rubin. The album’s cover artwork is a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Bird on Money.
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Stream The New Abnormal below. COVID-19 is preventing any live performances at the moment, but we expect The Strokes to announce tour dates when it is safe to tour. Stay tuned.
