{"id":2415026,"date":"2026-05-13T14:47:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2415026"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:47:15","slug":"listen-to-the-strokes-slow-burning-new-single-falling-out-of-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/listen-to-the-strokes-slow-burning-new-single-falling-out-of-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to The Strokes&#8217; slow-burning new single &#8216;Falling Out Of Love\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-strokes\">The Strokes<\/a> have dropped the latest preview of their new album, releasing the tender, slow-burning single \u2018Falling Out Of Love\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The New York indie icons started <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-strokes-tease-return-with-new-music-well-be-in-touch-3937914\">teasing new music earlier this year<\/a>, hinting to fans that they would \u201cbe in touch\u201d about a new release, before later <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-strokes-announce-new-album-reality-awaits-for-this-summer-3938764\">confirming new album \u2018Reality Awaits\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last month they announced that the highly anticipated follow-up to 2020\u2019s \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/the-strokes-the-new-abnormal-review-2640779\">The New Abnormal<\/a>\u2019 would be arriving on June 26 (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thestrokes.lnk.to\/realityawaits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pre-order here<\/a>) and dropped the chic lead single \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/track\/the-strokes-going-shopping-single-review-3939057\">Going Shopping<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Today (Wednesday May 13), <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/julian-casablancas\">Julian Casablancas<\/a> and co. have shared another track from the record, the tender \u2018Falling Out Of Love\u2019, which sees them tackle themes of heartbreak and finding comfort in your own company.<\/p>\n<p>Taking on a more stripped-back, romantic feel than \u2018Going Shopping\u2019, the latest single sees the band lean into gentle, swirling guitar riffs and heartfelt vocals. \u201c<em>Took you out to my hometown\/ Where I learned to be alone\/ Riding up the mountainside\/ Where all the world\u2019s here<\/em>,\u201d Casablancas sings.<\/p>\n<p>For the majority of the song, he uses a vocoder to give his voice that same distinctive sound as seen on the hit 2013 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/daft-punk\">Daft Punk<\/a> collab \u2018Instant Crush\u2019 and later tracks like 2020\u2019s \u2018At the Door\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Hiding out for a while\/ Falling out of love for the first time\/ Some things are flawed by design\/ But I\u2019m fine for the first time<\/em>,\u201d he yearns in the tender yet oddly-uplifting chorus. \u201c<em>Dancing in acid rain alone with you\/ But I don\u2019t wanna do it anymore\/ I guess I\u2019ll sing alone.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Strokes - Falling out of Love (Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-ZdSZN7LdqY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u2018Falling Out Of Love\u2019 is the fourth song on the nine-song tracklist for \u2018Reality Awaits\u2019, and the album was recorded in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-strokes-have-begun-recording-seventh-album-with-rick-rubin-3327770\">Costa Rica with producer Rick Rubin<\/a> before being finished in a number of international locations.<\/p>\n<p>When \u2018Going Shopping\u2019 dropped last month, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/track\/the-strokes-going-shopping-single-review-3939057\"><em>NME<\/em> gave the single a three-star review <\/a>and described it as a song that \u201cdoesn\u2019t feel bold\u201d but also \u201cdoes avoid playing anything safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou couldn\u2019t definitively place its sound on any of The Strokes\u2019 previous six albums, but the lack of spirit and tenacity \u2013 save for a guitar solo at the end \u2013 is noticeable,\u201d the review read. \u201c\u2018If you\u2019re better than me you don\u2019t have to judge me\u2019, signs off Casablancas, with an imaginary raised eyebrow. But perhaps even he would admit that The Strokes are better than this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since the song was released, The Strokes have played at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/festivals\/coachella\">Coachella 2026<\/a> \u2013 where they <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-strokes-close-coachella-set-with-politically-charged-montage-calling-out-cia-and-us-government-3941164\">called out the CIA and the United States government<\/a> \u2013 and are now gearing up for more festival appearances at Bonnaroo, Summer Sonic and more.<\/p>\n<p>They have also announced <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-strokes-2026-world-tour-uk-europe-north-america-japan-tickets-3940025\">a huge tour visiting the UK, North America, Europe and Japan.<\/a> It will be their first full run of headline dates in the UK and Ireland in over 20 years, and gigs include a stop at London\u2019s O2. Support comes from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/thundercat\">Thundercat<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/cage-the-elephant\">Cage the Elephant<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/hamilton-leithauser\">Hamilton Leithauser<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/fat-white-family\">Fat White Family<\/a>, Alex Cameron and \u00d6L\u00dcM, and you can find tickets <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fthe-strokes-tickets%2Fartist%2F807068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW1mzHJESfl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>New music from the indie heroes comes after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/julian-casablancas-on-why-hes-kind-of-stepped-away-a-little-bit-from-very-cool-day-job-in-the-strokes-3803761\">Casablancas spoke in 2024 about \u201cstepping away\u201d from the band<\/a> to focus on his other group, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-voidz\">The Voidz<\/a>. He did add, however, that \u201cit\u2019s a very cool day job that I\u2019m honoured to have, so I don\u2019t feel negatively about it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As for what to expect from the new album, Rubin told <em>The Joe Rogan Experience<\/em> in 2022 that the band recorded the new music \u201con the top of a mountain\u201d and \u201cdidn\u2019t want to leave\u201d because they were having \u201cthe best experience\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, guitarist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/albert-hammond-jr\">Albert Hammond Jr.<\/a> shared a similar take, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-strokes-discuss-magical-experience-working-with-rick-rubin-on-new-album-3371089\">revealing that it was \u201cone of his favourite recording experiences\u201d. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think if I told you what it looked like and what it was, you\u2019d fully understand the \u2018magical-ness\u2019 of where we were and how it was to record like that,\u201d he said, also going on to discuss the band\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really think what excites me about wanting to play music and continue doing it is, I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve written our best songs yet. I really feel that in my gut.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Strokes have dropped the latest preview of their new album, releasing the tender, slow-burning single \u2018Falling Out Of Love\u2019. The New York indie icons started teasing new music earlier this year, hinting to fans that they would \u201cbe in touch\u201d about a new release, before later confirming new album \u2018Reality Awaits\u2019. 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