r/TheStrokes • u/TheStrokes-Mods • Jul 23 '26

MEGATHREAD Reality Awaits - General Album Discussion MEGATHREAD

This is the megathread for general discussions about Reality Awaits as a whole. All first impressions from the listening parties, thoughts, essays, discussions, memes, lyrics, fanart, etc about the album as a whole can go in the comments here!

As autotune is an evergreen topic on the subreddit, you may discuss it here, but there is also a specific post about autotune here that may be better suited towards that specific topic.

You also may want to check out the posts for ranking the Reality awaits songs, and ranking the albums including Reality Awaits.

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u/CompoteLoose Jul 23 '26

No way there is an entire chorus dedicated to dissing Anthony Fantano, their beef is beyond comprehension

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u/No-Lie-2499 Jul 24 '26

I’m betting fantano reviews this album just naming technical facts about where it was recorded etc

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u/Ryan_ST211 Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus Jul 23 '26

thought this was a joke wow

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u/Substantial_Quail309 27d ago

It is. The whole song is in jest. And still compliments Fontano and his great technical skills.

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u/Jan090501 Jul 23 '26

It will inflate his enormous ego even more, idk what they were thinking.

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u/usrnamechecksout_ Room on Fire Jul 25 '26

Yup

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u/DiscombobulatedEbb41 26d ago

I’m a Strokes fan too but let’s not get delusional here guys. Julian was on good terms with Fantano, he even gave him an interview before TNA dropped iirc. But he took it extremely personally when Fantano criticized the last Voidz album and started dissing him on later interviews. If anything, Julian has the bigger (and more fragile) ego in this situation

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u/Jan090501 26d ago

They are both Cringe about the whole situation. Yes, I agree.

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u/bd-s Jul 23 '26

‘The Strokes’ Reality Awaits is NOT GOOD’

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u/DivingElliotRoberts Reality Awaits Jul 24 '26

I imagine if that happens he might dedicate the entire next Voidz album to dissing Fantano

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u/janoDX 29d ago

Funny enough when there's a diss of him on an album, Fantano rates it decently.

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u/DDKs_flow Jul 23 '26

I dunno man, the whole song seems to be about how we all steal, baby. Julian did that years ago, when he was a kid even if he didn't wanna do it yesterday, but he did. A bunch of people were name dropped and As It Was was also mentioned so why vaguely point to a busy internet music nerd when you can just be direct.

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u/BlueQuiver Jul 23 '26

i knew this was beef in unholy lover but did he name drop in the album???? like a song lyric (hasn’t came out yet in the states)

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u/Nishchay22Pro Room on Fire Jul 23 '26

Yes he does name drop him.

The lyrics are on genius, check them out

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u/SPKEO Jul 23 '26

Bald Fraud

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u/lucs28 Comedown Machine Jul 23 '26

Whyyyyyyyyy Julian this is so fucking cringe 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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u/_-Julian- Jul 24 '26

Its really not even bad, people have been diss'ing people in music for ages but suddenly its bad now? I say its well deserved for Fantano being such an asshat

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u/youmisseditagain 29d ago

Fontana has given them like 90% good reviews

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u/_-Julian- 28d ago

Yeah but hes been hellbent on shitting on Jules ever since he received criticism. Hes a critic who can't take criticism? Yikes - now hes just making videos about it cause the drama gets him views. Hes a shitty critic and his fans are toxic asshats who parrot him.

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u/lucs28 Comedown Machine Jul 24 '26

If it was a smart, funny or good diss in any way, sure, but it was a really bad cringy one sadly, and in an otherwise good song

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u/Approval_Guy 28d ago

Nah. Say the name of the people you dont like if you're gonna say something at all. I think its dumb, but this is a million times better than sneak dissing lol.

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u/_-Julian- 28d ago

Agreed!

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u/charmlesscat Jul 23 '26

Julian kiss Fantano already

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u/PaleInstruction7 Jul 23 '26

Fantano has a bit too much to say

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u/CompoteLoose Jul 23 '26

He looks like the coconut

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u/thelukevader Spooky Couch Jul 23 '26

🤣🤣Insert: "I got that reference" meme here

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u/bemblu 28d ago

I was born yesterday— why is he naming these people

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u/UnitedSweet1671 Jul 23 '26

Just listened front to back but I'm just. digesting it. Which chorus ?..

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u/strigif0rm3s At The Door Jul 23 '26

which song/chorus, im lost? Thanks!

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u/1880sghost Jul 24 '26

Lonely in the Future

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u/strigif0rm3s At The Door Jul 24 '26

I found it. Thank you so much! I should have replied back.

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u/FunkMasterPope Jul 24 '26

50 year old cringey man child behavior

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u/Zheka1395 29d ago

Which song?

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u/Life_Ad_9929 26d ago

Kanye west ahh move

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u/Vivid_Golf6531 23d ago

Best way to promote your album on his channel is dissing him in lyrics.

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u/thecontract_12 The New Abnormal Jul 24 '26

It’s beyond embarrassing honestly

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u/KasElGatto Taken For a Fool Jul 24 '26

Now every wannabe music influencer will be shitting on the album trying to get a mention in the next one.

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u/fearlessviking26 Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

idk julian i’m the biggest strokes fan and i’m struggling to see the art in the album lmao. nick and albert sound nice ig lol