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The Strokes’ ‘Reality Awaits’: Reality Bites a Little Too Hard
Rolling StoneThursday, July 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
RedScroll Brief
The veteran band’s latest album is an at times thrilling, often inscrutable, sometimes straight-up bizarre addition to their story
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Culture
- Market relevance
- None
- Why it matters
- Culture sets the tone of public attention — what people argue about when the news cycle turns. The veteran band’s latest album is an at times thrilling, often inscrutable, sometimes straight-up bizarre addition to their story
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What happened
The veteran band’s latest album is an at times thrilling, often inscrutable, sometimes straight-up bizarre addition to their story
Why it matters
Culture sets the tone of public attention — what people argue about when the news cycle turns.
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Rolling Stone published: The Strokes’ ‘Reality Awaits’: Reality Bites a Little Too Hard
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