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The Strokes Are Not Recording With Rick Rubin After All

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – MARCH 26: Julian Casablancas and Albert Hammond Jr from The Strokes perform at Lollapalooza Brazil day 2 at Autodromo de Interlagos on March 26, 2017 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

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In a recent interview, Albert Hammond Sr. let slip that his son's band, the Strokes, were recording a new album with Rick Rubin. Except that's not actually happening, according to the members of the Strokes. Albert Hammond Jr. took to Twitter to dispel the rumors, clarifying that "We met and played a few music ideas for Rick to feel out a vibe but even a theoretical album plan would be years away, if at all."

https://twitter.com/alberthammondjr/status/891462460367962113

That upcoming Julian Casablancas + The Voidz album is real, though!

true. altho, on the bright/dark side: https://t.co/ydEU6hg9m8

— Julian Casablancas (@Casablancas_J) July 30, 2017

gearing up for TheVoidz actually. will have some new music for everyone to publicly judge soon.

— Julian Casablancas (@Casablancas_J) July 30, 2017

(What Albert Sr meant to say is we are working with NBA point guard Ricky Rubio on a new offense for our basketball league)

— Julian Casablancas (@Casablancas_J) July 30, 2017

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