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Track: The Strokes return with breezy new single ‘Going Shopping’ ahead of new album Reality Awaits

After a six-year silence, The Strokes are back, slipping into 2026 with the low-key confidence that has always defined them. New single ‘Going Shopping’ arrives as the first taste of their seventh album Reality Awaits,…

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Live Gallery: The Strokes Close Harvest Festival Day 1 with a Retinal Assault in White Light and Noise

Harvest Festival Day 1 in Adelaide weathered storms, evacuations and ecstatic returns. Genesis Owusu redefined showmanship, The War on Drugs delivered a hypnotic masterclass, and The Strokes closed the night beneath a minimalist set — fake palms, vintage lamps, and a blinding white light rig that seared itself into memory as much as sound.

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News: Tarntanya/Adelaide’s Harvest Rock Festival announces stunning lineup, including exclusive appearances by The Strokes and The War on Drugs.

Today Harvest Rock Festival has announced a stunning line up for the event being held in Adelaide over the weekend of 25 and 26 October. With exclusive Australian appearances for…

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Album Review: The Strokes – The New Abnormal

The Strokes are 22 years into their musical career as a band and with their 2020 release The New Abnormal, they’re showing no signs of slowing anytime soon. This is the New…

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EP: The Brackets – Nothing To Write Home About

Branded as “Northern indie for your precious ears” on their Twitter bio, Wakefield four-piece The Brackets have just stormed onto the scene with their debut EP Nothing To Write Home…

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Album Review: Albert Hammond Jr – Momentary Masters

Albert Hammond Jr’s artistic work flows through his new material called Momentary Masters to be released in July 2015. The LA lead guitarist attended a Swiss boarding school during his…

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