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To further promote the record, the band released a series of self-produced videos titled and stylized as "5guys talking about things they know nothing about." [29] The band explained that "...we wanted to see if we could connect with folks, and turned what was supposed to be a pirate radio thing for our album release (which we would make in-person) into a video chat instead..." [30] The first episode premiered on April 8, 2020, and in the following episode, released April 9, 2020, the band previewed the entire record. a b Bell, Kaelen (April 10, 2020). "The Strokes: The New Abnormal". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 12, 2020. Another small victory is that Casablancas’ falsetto has improved. What once felt like a novelty (at best) actually leads to some striking moments. The verses of “Eternal Summer” are sleek and exciting—that is, until the unfortunate Austin Powers impression of a bridge waltzes in to kill everyone’s buzz. “The Adults Are Talking,” with its steady build and soaring climax, adds to their legacy of great album openers. After his distracted performances on Angles and Comedown Machine, Casablancas now sounds tasked with keeping spirits light; from the slurred Sinatra croon in “Not the Same Anymore” to his pop-punk sneer in “Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus,” he seems up for the challenge. Leeson, Josh (April 13, 2020). "Review: The Strokes – The New Abnormal". The Newcastle Herald . Retrieved April 14, 2020.

The cover art for The New Abnormal features the 1981 painting Bird on Money by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. [22] The album's title was inspired by a quote made by former California governor Jerry Brown in November 2018 in the midst of the California wildfires. [23] Brown had responded to the emergency events being labeled "the new normal" by instead calling them "the new abnormal". [24] The wildfires had especially impacted Malibu, the location of Rubin's Shangri-La studio at which the band were recording the album, though the studio itself was left unharmed. This chain of events influenced the band to use the quote as the title for their album. [23] Despite the album title having been revealed in February 2020 and instead referencing Brown's quote, New York Times writer Jon Pareles noted in his review of the album that the title was a fitting description for public life during the COVID-19 pandemic. [25] Strokes singer Julian Casablancas also noted during the pandemic that the title "feels so prescient because of the parallel between something like coronavirus". [23] Promotion [ edit ]Richardson, Mark (April 8, 2020). " The New Abnormal Review: Not-So-Different Strokes". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021 . Retrieved April 13, 2020. The Strokes Discuss "Things They Know Nothing About" in New Video Series". HYPEBEAST. April 8, 2020 . Retrieved March 21, 2021. a b Phares, Heather (April 10, 2020). " The New Abnormal – The Strokes". AllMusic . Retrieved April 10, 2020. GRAMMYs: Complete Nominees List". The Recording Academy. November 24, 2020 . Retrieved November 24, 2020. The Strokes' Julian Casablancas on staying home (not too bad), the state of our democracy (really bad)". Los Angeles Times. April 13, 2020 . Retrieved August 14, 2020.

a b Campbell, Caleb (April 9, 2020). "The Strokes: The New Abnormal". Under the Radar . Retrieved April 16, 2020. Screen, Harrison (April 12, 2020). "The Strokes: The New Abnormal – Review". Vinyl Chapters . Retrieved April 16, 2020. It’s interesting to wonder if the Strokes will appeal to listeners born in the years following “Is This It”—young people who are in thrall, perhaps, to some of what the Strokes inspired (the Arctic Monkeys, Ty Segall) but not necessarily to the band itself. “I’m not scared / Just don’t care / I’m not listening, you hear?” Casablancas sings, on “Selfless.” The sensation he’s describing—a kind of purposeful disengagement—is familiar to anyone who came of age in the nineties, but apathy of this sort is largely anathema to Generation Z. Will the idea that life is too mortifying to be taken seriously compute for teen-agers who spend their spare time screaming themselves hoarse at climate protests? They have fought to hone and perpetuate a grammar of inclusivity, in which no one is made to feel insufficient, but so much of the pleasure of listening to the Strokes is in feeling as if you have arrived someplace exclusive, where heartache doesn’t quite register. a b Aroesti, Rachel (April 10, 2020). "The Strokes: The New Abnormal review – old magic lights fresh sparks". The Guardian . Retrieved April 10, 2020. Nguyen, Kevin (August 12, 2016). "The Fifteen-Year Decline of the Strokes". GQ . Retrieved April 6, 2020.Austriancharts.at – The Strokes – The New Abnormal" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2020. Bloom, Madison (February 7, 2020). "The Strokes Tease Something Called The New Abnormal". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 19, 2020. Arcand, Rob. "The Strokes Play New Song 'Ode To The Mets,' Say New Album Is Coming in 2020 at Brooklyn NYE Performance". Spin . Retrieved February 11, 2020. La edición EU tiene un gran Sonido... los graves son profundos y los instrumentos se fragmentan de buena manera.