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Albert Hammond Jr<\/a> has described The Strokes<\/a>\u2019 new album as \u201cintoxicatingly good\u201d and his \u201cfavourite\u201d thing they have ever done \u2013 following some fans criticising their latest singles.<\/p>\n The New York indie icons started teasing new music earlier this year<\/a>, hinting to fans that they would \u201cbe in touch\u201d about a new release, before later confirming new album \u2018Reality Awaits\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n The record will mark the highly anticipated follow-up to 2020\u2019s \u2018The New Abnormal<\/a>\u2019 and is set to arrive on June 26 (pre-order here<\/a>). So far, they have previewed it with the chic lead single \u2018Going Shopping<\/a>\u2019 and the nostalgic track \u2018Falling Out Of Love<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n However, the two tracks have received a mixed response from fans, with some praising them and others being less than impressed. Many of the complaints also seem to stem from the use of a vocoder on Julian Casablancas<\/a>\u2019 voice \u2013 giving it the same distinctive sound as seen on the hit 2013 Daft Punk<\/a> collab \u2018Instant Crush\u2019 and later tracks like 2020\u2019s \u2018At the Door\u2019.<\/p>\n Now, guitarist and keyboard player Albert Hammond Jr has hit back at critics and described \u2018Reality Awaits\u2019 as his \u201cfavourite album\u201d The Strokes have ever done.<\/p>\n After sharing a photo to celebrate the release of latest track \u2018Falling Out Of Love\u2019, numerous fans took to the Instagram comment section to share their thoughts on the new music. Many of which were quick to criticise the latest track for the use of the vocoder, while some said that they were confused about why people were so against it.<\/p>\n In response to one comment, which urged Hammond to admit that even he \u201cdoesn\u2019t like\u201d the new latest track, the artist defended the new material and praised it as reigniting his love for the band.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s my favourite album we\u2019ve ever done. I can\u2019t express how beautiful it is,\u201d he replied. \u201cI listen to the whole thing and wanna start from the beginning again. It grows and grows and becomes intoxicatingly good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n