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The Strokes<\/a> have officially announced their new album \u2018Reality Awaits\u2019, due this summer.<\/p>\n The New York band have not released a studio record since their sixth album \u2018The New Abnormal<\/a>\u2019 in 2020, with the members having spent much of the time since then working on their respective<\/a> individual<\/a> projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n They have been teasing their return in the last few weeks<\/a>, however, and earlier today (April 6), they shared an official album teaser on their social media accounts.<\/p>\n The brief video features a 1980s Nissan 300ZX alongside the tagline, \u201cIn the flesh, it\u2019s even sexier\u201d. As guitar chords chime, the video reveals: \u201cReality Awaits. The new album by The Strokes. Out this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n pic.twitter.com\/zcKVWHwReB<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Strokes (@thestrokes) April 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The announcement comes just days ahead of the band\u2019s big shows at\u00a0Coachella 2026<\/a>,\u00a0and they are set to play the second of two warm-up shows in San Francisco tonight (April 6). They will also be playing at various other US festivals, including Outside Lands and Just Like Heaven, as well as Japan\u2019s Summer Sonic.<\/p>\n Back in 2022,\u00a0Rick Rubin<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 who produced \u2018The New Abnormal\u2019 \u2013\u00a0confirmed that he was working on a new album with The Strokes<\/a>, and had finished a recording session with them in Costa Rica. \u201cIt was incredible,\u201d he recalled at the time. \u201cAnd we did that every day, playing out in the [open], and they\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want to leave. It was, like, the best experience.\u201d<\/p>\n In response,\u00a0frontman\u00a0Casablancas revealed that the group had \u201cjammed and started some stuff\u201d<\/a>, but told fans that The Strokes\u2019 next record was \u201cextremely v far off\u201d from being finished. \u201cCheck back in a year or [two] honestly,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Guitarist\u00a0Albert Hammond Jr later recalled the \u201cmagical\u201d new sessions<\/a> with Rubin, and looked ahead to the band\u2019s future. \u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019ve written our best songs yet,\u201d he said. \u201cI really feel that in my gut.\u201d<\/p>\n During an interview with\u00a0NME<\/i>\u00a0in spring 2023<\/a>, Hammond Jr gave an update on the progress of The Strokes\u2019 next full-length effort.<\/p>\n \u201cI think [Rubin] was just so excited about where we recorded,\u201d the musician told us of the producer\u2019s revelation from the previous year. \u201cBut I don\u2019t know what to say about it \u2013 I don\u2019t have any information on it.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not like it\u2019s happening and I\u2019m hiding something. We went and did a bunch of recording. It could come out a year or two years from now \u2013 it\u2019s an unknown amount of time when it\u2019ll be finished but, yes, we are working on another record.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking to\u00a0NME<\/i>\u00a0in 2020<\/a>, the NYC indie icons suggested that they could \u201cbe a little quicker\u201d to release their next album, following the seven-year gap between\u00a0\u2018Comedown Machine\u2019<\/a>\u00a0and \u2018The New Abnormal\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we have a good thing going,\u201d Casablancas told us. \u201cWe have a good relationship with Rick. In theory, knock on wood, we should be working faster.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n