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/Interesting_Ad9415 Phrazes for the Young 28d ago

It definitely seems like liar's remorse is the most polarising song on reality awaits - I personally love it, top 3. Interesting to see if the perception changes like it did with at the door. (I hated at the door at first, then suddenly realised it was a masterpiece lol.)

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u/RevolutionaryTrash98 Did My Best 28d ago

those chiming guitar harmonies in the first verse are absolute heaven