The Strokes — Photo: Jason McDonald Returning after a seven-year hiatus is usually cause for celebration. As uneven as The Strokes’ recent history may be, their earlier work was some of the defining sounds of the mid-2000s and even the most disillusioned fans probably felt some cautious excitement when they announced their latest album, The New Abnormal (★★★☆☆).
Whether or not a listener finds the album disappointing or not probably depends on the expectations they bring into it. It’s definitely not the band at its best, but in announcing the album, they made the claim that it would pull them out of the malaise they have found themselves in over the past few years.
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