The New Abnormal

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a b Aroesti, Rachel (April 10, 2020). "The Strokes: The New Abnormal review – old magic lights fresh sparks". The Guardian . Retrieved April 10, 2020. Konemann, Liam (October 11, 2016). "The Strokes are 'slowly but surely working on an album' ". DIY . Retrieved February 16, 2020.

Aswad, Jem; Sabla, Elvin. "Governors Ball Festival Evacuated Due to Thunderstorms, Multiple Acts Cancelled". Variety . Retrieved June 19, 2019. a b c d e The New Abnormal (vinyl sleeve). The Strokes. Cult Records; RCA Records. 2020. 19439-70588-1. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Leeson, Josh (April 13, 2020). "Review: The Strokes – The New Abnormal". The Newcastle Herald . Retrieved April 14, 2020.To further promote the record, the band released a series of self-produced videos titled and stylized as "5guys talking about things they know nothing about." [29] The band explained that "...we wanted to see if we could connect with folks, and turned what was supposed to be a pirate radio thing for our album release (which we would make in-person) into a video chat instead..." [30] The first episode premiered on April 8, 2020, and in the following episode, released April 9, 2020, the band previewed the entire record. Aubrey, Elizabeth (November 1, 2020). "Watch The Strokes perform 'The Adults Are Talking' and 'Bad Decisions' on 'Saturday Night Live' ". NME . Retrieved November 22, 2020.

a b Bloom, Madison. "The Strokes Debut New Song "Bad Decision" at Bernie Sanders Rally: Watch". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 11, 2020. Richardson, Mark (April 8, 2020). " The New Abnormal Review: Not-So-Different Strokes". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021 . Retrieved April 13, 2020. a b Kemp, Ella (April 6, 2020). "The Strokes – The New Abnormal review: proof that they're still the best riff-makers around". NME . Retrieved April 6, 2020. a b Sodomsky, Sam (April 10, 2020). "The Strokes – The New Abnormal". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 10, 2020.

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The Strokes' Julian Casablancas on staying home (not too bad), the state of our democracy (really bad)". Los Angeles Times. April 13, 2020 . Retrieved August 14, 2020. Dutchcharts.nl – The Strokes – The New Abnormal" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

a b Pywell, Matty (April 6, 2020). "Album Review: The Strokes – The New Abnormal". Gigwise . Retrieved April 10, 2020. It’s interesting to wonder if the Strokes will appeal to listeners born in the years following “Is This It”—young people who are in thrall, perhaps, to some of what the Strokes inspired (the Arctic Monkeys, Ty Segall) but not necessarily to the band itself. “I’m not scared / Just don’t care / I’m not listening, you hear?” Casablancas sings, on “Selfless.” The sensation he’s describing—a kind of purposeful disengagement—is familiar to anyone who came of age in the nineties, but apathy of this sort is largely anathema to Generation Z. Will the idea that life is too mortifying to be taken seriously compute for teen-agers who spend their spare time screaming themselves hoarse at climate protests? They have fought to hone and perpetuate a grammar of inclusivity, in which no one is made to feel insufficient, but so much of the pleasure of listening to the Strokes is in feeling as if you have arrived someplace exclusive, where heartache doesn’t quite register. Another small victory is that Casablancas’ falsetto has improved. What once felt like a novelty (at best) actually leads to some striking moments. The verses of “Eternal Summer” are sleek and exciting—that is, until the unfortunate Austin Powers impression of a bridge waltzes in to kill everyone’s buzz. “The Adults Are Talking,” with its steady build and soaring climax, adds to their legacy of great album openers. After his distracted performances on Angles and Comedown Machine, Casablancas now sounds tasked with keeping spirits light; from the slurred Sinatra croon in “Not the Same Anymore” to his pop-punk sneer in “Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus,” he seems up for the challenge.

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Nguyen, Kevin (August 12, 2016). "The Fifteen-Year Decline of the Strokes". GQ . Retrieved April 6, 2020. a b c d Kennedy, Mark (April 8, 2020). "Review: The Strokes triumph on their 1st album in 7 years". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved April 9, 2020. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. a b Rose, Anna (April 9, 2020). "The Strokes / The New Abnormal". The Music . Retrieved April 13, 2020.