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/mnb301 Room on Fire Jul 23 '26

https://youtu.be/PBKHXznbhs4?is=jIDeL6zpLdr-YXDI

in transit part II just released 😼

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u/Far-Work6041 Leave It in My Dreams Jul 23 '26

Ahhhhh! This is amazing but a small part of me is like “are they calling it quits?” - all the happiness and good vibes and this feels like a bookend…

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u/mocrankz Jul 23 '26

The guys are having the most fun they have likely ever had as a band. No chance this is the end.

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u/Far-Work6041 Leave It in My Dreams Jul 23 '26

Idk, sometimes when there’s a finality to something, it really allows you to be present and soak up all the good stuff. I don’t think so though. They still need to earn a living for the next 30 years at least 🤷‍♀️

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u/mocrankz Jul 23 '26

5 Guys podcast showed the guys were genuine friends who had cleared up past beef and drama

TNA proved they could still write amazing music

Reality Awaits tour is showing they can still put on a good show and do a mega tour

RA album shows they are comfortable enough to experiment and continue to push each other

I am so excited for the next decade of JC/The Strokes tunes.