We knew the Strokes were working on their new LP, but it looks like plans are firming up: Julian Casablancas says his band will headline Lollapalooza in August, and will have the new LP out in September. Their fourth album will be out nine years after Is This It. As Casablancas points out in a Chicago Tribune interview, that’s eight years longer than people thought the Strokes would last. The band will also headline the Isle Of Wright festival in June, with other dates probably on the way.
The Tribune also says that Lady Gaga, Green Day, the Arcade Fire, and a reunited Soundgarden will most likely round out Lollapalooza’s headliners.
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am i the only person who thinks arcade fire at lolla is way more exciting than the strokes?
Yes.
Although, I do admit, that too will be fantastic.
Not at all. Arcade is the only reason I’m planning on going.
oh, dont get me wrong. i love the strokes. but the live behemoth that is arcade fire absolutely destroys the awkwardness of julian casablancas onstage. (i dont think im over the “dice” incident on the tonight show yet. RIP coco)
I dont agree at all. The strokes are the beez kneez.
Maybe they’ll play some songs from Is this it at the Isle of Wight festival
This is great news, time to start saving for the trip to Chicago.
I want new tunes from these doods, not shows.
I want some redemption for the god awful album ‘First Impressions of Earth’
I wouldn’t call it “god awful”, but it’s been long enough. We deserve something Is This It? caliber. I want to renew my junior high romance with these guys.
the arcade fire is the main draw, but this is pretty baller too.
lady gaga will be a spectacle like no other.
I for one can’t wait for the Soundgarden reunion.
Liked a few strokes songs, never listen to a whole album. Nevertheless I think the hives are better than the strokes in the garage rock department.
You guys know the photo featured in this post is from fucking 8 years ago? No why they look or sound like they did from 8 years ago. Have you heard JC solo album? sounds like fucking hipster trash from a night club.
Sure they were for hipsters 8 years ago but it wasn’t as insipid as it is now.
Your grasp of the english language and your deductive reasoning as to why the Hives > The Strokes is astounding.
That photo isn’t from eight years ago. It looks like it’s from 2005-2007. Nick’s hair’s a give away.
Anyway, I’m so pumped. Wish I could make it to Chicago.
Want to go to the best festival of the year? Go to whatever festival I went to LAST YEAR and am not planning on going to this year. (e.g. Lolla 2010 > Lolla 2009, Sasquatch! 2009 > Sasquatch! 2008, etc. etc.).
Damn it. Why? WHY?
really? how about you actually listen to ‘is this it’. for me, it has only gotten better with time.
DAMN YOU STROKES!!!! COME TO PACIFIC NORTHWEST !!!!!! and yeah strokes is more exciting than arcade fire but not by much they both have somewhat the same hype i believe.
“Their fourth album will be out nine years after This Is It…”
I think you mean “Is This It?”
I do indeed. Thanks for the catch. I had my MJ docs and Strokes LPs mixed.
Strokes are an important bellwether band of the 00’s. I still root for them. I’m glad to see they are putting out some new tunes in ‘10.
J – you are still missing the “?” in “is This It?” and “Wright” is wrong. Wight is right.
The question mark may be grammatically necessary, but was never part of the name of the album “Is This It.”
… Oh, wow. He’s right. I never noticed.
That’s a nice hotel lobby photo they used there.