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The Strokes
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
The Strokes
Plays on LTZ: 12 across 12 shows (2023-01-26, 2023-03-09, 2023-03-30, 2023-05-11, 2023-07-13, 2023-10-19, 2023-10-26, 2024-06-27, 2025-04-24, 2026-01-08, 2026-01-29, 2026-04-23)
Tracks played
Going Shopping (new release) — researched 2026-09-11
Reptilia — played 2026-01-29
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12. The Strokes — Going Shopping (new release)
New music from The Strokes (2026). The band formed in New York in 1998, released Is This It in 2001, and became one of the defining bands of the garage rock revival. Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi, Albert Hammond Jr., Nikolai Fraiture, Fab Moretti.
Opens the second half of the show. New music from an iconic band — a natural reset point after the history segment.
The Strokes — Reptilia
Played: 2026-01-29
The Strokes
Origin: New York City, NY, USA · formed 1998 · active
Members: Julian Casablancas (lead vocals, occasional keyboards), Nick Valensi (guitar, keyboards), Albert Hammond Jr. (guitar, keyboards), Nikolai Fraiture (bass, keyboards), Fabrizio Moretti (drums, percussion, keyboards) — same five-member lineup since formation
Genre: Indie rock, garage rock revival, post-punk revival
Discography:
Is This It (2001) — RCA — defining album of the early-2000s garage rock revival
Room on Fire (2003) — RCA
First Impressions of Earth (2005) — RCA
Angles (2011) — RCA
Comedown Machine (2013) — RCA/Cult
The New Abnormal (2020) — Cult/RCA — won Best Rock Album at the 63rd Grammy Awards
Reality Awaits (2026) — Cult/RCA
Facts:
Their 2001 debut EP, The Modern Age, sparked one of the largest major-label bidding wars for a rock band in years.
The band has kept the same five-member lineup since forming in 1998, unusually stable for a rock act of their era.
The New Abnormal (2020) marked a major critical comeback, winning the band's first Grammy.