The Strokes The New Abnormal
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Slex
April 11th 2020


17879 Comments


Idk I've quite liked what I've heard from this

Gyromania
Staff Reviewer
April 11th 2020


38606 Comments


I am so at odds with the bookends on this thing. The opener is one of their best and gave me a lot of hope for this but the closer is one of the worst things I've heard all year

Slex
April 12th 2020


17879 Comments


I really like the opener but Selfless is actually my favorite of what I've heard so far

Dewinged
Emeritus
April 12th 2020


33166 Comments


I am 3 tracks in and very unimpressed.

Winesburgohio
Emeritus
April 12th 2020


4188 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

the one about brooklyn bridge is ok and probably my highlight

claygurnz
April 12th 2020


7815 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I really like Brooklyn Bridge but I don't think a lot of others are that into it. Opener and Closer are probably my favourites here.

JesusCage
April 12th 2020


453 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is pretty great. Opener is gold. Really like Brooklyn bridge and the closer too. Oh and at the door is really good too..

Sowing
Moderator
April 12th 2020


45668 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah the opener and Eternal Summer are easily two of the best songs I've heard in 2020, and there's not a song here that isn't an earworm.

DoofDoof
April 12th 2020


17667 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

'the one about brooklyn bridge is ok and probably my highlight'



the one that sounds bolted together and drops that cheesiest of 'ironic' additions - the 'and here comes the chorus now' bit? yikes, that was reasonably ok when Pavement did it 20 years ago but not sure I needed to hear that again

DoofDoof
April 12th 2020


17667 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

'not a song here that isn't an earworm'



most worms eat shit just sayin, being an earworm doesn't necessarily mean good

Sowing
Moderator
April 12th 2020


45668 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

yeah but these are the kinds of earworms I appreciate - they're somewhat subtle, grow with time.

DoofDoof
April 12th 2020


17667 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I think I've just heard too much Strokes



Honestly try the second album 'Room on Fire' - it's really good

claygurnz
April 12th 2020


7815 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah Room on Fire > It This It for me - it's really close though.

Point1
April 12th 2020


863 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is growin'

Valkoor952
April 12th 2020


4898 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

So does grass, doesn't mean i don't take a shit in it

JohnZapp
April 12th 2020


174 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Brooklyn Bridge’s “were dancing on a moonbeam, on and on and on and on and on” is a pretty addictive nugget for me

WillieD
April 12th 2020


371 Comments


Two songs in and I don't want to keep listening. The singing has definitely gotten worse and the music is blah. And I'm so sick of synths. They should be banned.

Valkoor952
April 12th 2020


4898 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

singing has gotten worse?



it's one of his better performances

Point1
April 12th 2020


863 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Bumping. Opener grew on me and Ode to the Mets is SOTY

Spikel
April 12th 2020


60 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is produced by Rick Rubin (mmmm steak) right? Not a big fan of him, but I gotta say the crisp sound works really well for The Strokes. It's a really good fit.



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