Reality Awaits

by The Strokes

Reality Awaits cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 July 2026
  • Label: RCA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:42
  • Community rating: 3.09/5 from 42 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Strokes return with 'Reality Awaits', marking their first album in six years. Produced by Rick Rubin in a mountaintop house in Costa Rica, the record boasts nine tracks, including the lead single 'Going Shopping', and features a striking cover based on Richard Prince's famous cowboy photography.

Genres

Descriptors: male vocalist, mental health, existential, repetitive, breakup, melodic, satirical, internet, anti authoritarian, conscious, dystopian, alienation, political, violence

Tracklist

  1. Psycho Shit (05:24)
  2. Dine N'Dash (05:03)
  3. Lonely in the Future (03:20)
  4. Falling out of Love (06:21)
  5. Going to Babble On (04:06)
  6. Going Shopping (04:19)
  7. Liar's Remorse (04:51)
  8. The Fruits of Conquest (05:08)
  9. Tyrants of the Mellow Moon (04:10)

Credits

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