album · April 10, 2020
The New Abnormal
Cult Records/RCA RecordsSee this day
indie rockalternativepost-punk
The band's first album in seven years, 'The New Abnormal' found The Strokes returning to their signature sound, finding critical favor and commercial success.
- The album was recorded at Rick Rubin's Shangri-La studios in Malibu, California.
- It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and number 8 on the US Billboard 200.
- The album won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Hailing from the Lower East Side of New York City, The Strokes are a rock band known for pioneering the garage rock revival of the early 2000s. By 2020, they had navigated over two decades in the music industry, emerging from a period of perceived creative drought.
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