The Strokes Just Shared A New Single, But Only Via Cassette Tapes Mailed To Fans

Getty Image Over the past few months, The Strokes have been named in a number of festival announcements for 2026, including Bonnaroo, Shaky Knees, and Sea.Hear.Now. This certainly made it seem like a new album from the group was on the way. If that were the case, it’d be their first in over half a decade, since 2020’s The New Abnormal. Well, it’s happening: Yesterday (April 6), the band announced Reality Awaits. There’s no new single out on streaming platforms yet, but one song has made its way out there. As Stereogum notes, last week, the band shared a link to sign up for text updates, a...

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