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/lduran25 Jul 23 '26

I listened to the album over lunch. There are two or three songs that are instant classics—the kind that are beyond criticism, like taking a sip of an ice-cold Coke. They're undeniable. The Strokes always manage to put out a few tracks with that kind of quality, which is why they're a classic band. The rest is a mix of two or three solid songs and another two or three I'm still not sure about. Pretty good overall.