The Strokes achieved massive chart success with
The New Abnormal after its release in April. The nine-track LP earned them their first No.1 debut on the
BillboardTop Rock Albums chart. As well, the record debuted at No.1 on the
Billboard Alternative Albums chart. The last time this happened for the Strokes was in 2011 with
Angles. Along with all of this, all of the songs on
The New Abnormal entered the Hot Rock Songs chart, too.
Earlier this week, they launched new merchandise inspired by their baseball uniforms worn in their futuristic video for “The Adults Are Talking.”
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