{"id":518976,"date":"2026-04-08T05:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T05:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/518976\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T05:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T05:42:09","slug":"the-strokes-announce-seventh-album-reality-awaits-and-share-new-single-going-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/518976\/","title":{"rendered":"The Strokes Announce Seventh Album &#8216;Reality Awaits&#8217; And Share New Single \u2018Going Shopping\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reality Awaits, the seventh studio album from The Strokes, is set for release on June 26 via Cult Records\/RCA Records. The new single \u201cGoing Shopping\u201d is out now.<\/p>\n<p>Recorded in Costa Rica with producer Rick Rubin and finished around the globe, Reality Awaits marks the band\u2019s first new music since 2020\u2019s much-lauded The New Abnormal and extensive global touring in its wake.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to \u201cGoing Shopping\u201d \u2013 BELOW:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Strokes will play major festivals around the world this spring and summer including this weekend and next at Coachella, in addition to dates headlining Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, Japan\u2019s Summer Sonic 2026 and more.<\/p>\n<p>The Strokes are a band from New York City. Since their 2001 debut, their beloved discography has defined the sound of a generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" data-del=\"avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0328_edited-150x150.jpg\" class=\"avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-125 photo\" height=\"125\" width=\"125\" alt=\"Xsnoize Author\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nMark Millar is the founder of XS Noize and host of the XS Noize Podcast, where he interviews top music artists and emerging talent. Known for insightful, in-depth conversations, Mark brings a passionate, fan-first approach to music journalism. Favourite album: Achtung Baby by U2. Follow on X: @mark_xsnoize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reality Awaits, the seventh studio album from The Strokes, is set for release on June 26 via Cult&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":518977,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-518976","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/518977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}