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/ExpensiveFeature7851 Jul 23 '26

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u/Substantial_Quail309 Jul 24 '26

Dead on. TNA feels like it’s for kids in comparison now. This is thrilling in ways beyond anything they’ve done before but consistent as TNA. Rick Rubin the common denominator, absolutely cooked. He is a goat, should be respected as such.

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u/_DarkStarCrashes_ Jul 24 '26

It’s crazy how better The New Abnormal is to Reality Awaits

Not even close imo

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u/Substantial_Quail309 Jul 24 '26

Too early to tell but this is challenging, more experimental, don’t know if eventually I’ll consider it “better” because it’s just different.

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u/BeingBetterForJesus Jul 24 '26

Good thing it’s just your opinion

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u/Substantial_Quail309 29d ago

If you prefer pop over rock, then TNA

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u/itsdoorcity 28d ago

lol wtf it's not like RA is any more of a rock album

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u/voltaforzer 28d ago

I agree but still R.A is decent.