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Watch The Strokes record ‘Reality Awaits’ in ‘In Transit: Part II’ – over 20 years on from original mini-doc
The Strokes have released a 10-minute behind-the-scenes film, ‘In Transit: Part II’, alongside their seventh album, ‘Reality Awaits’. The video revisits the informal style of the band’s 2001 mini-documentary ‘In Transit’, offering fans a nostalgic contrast between their early touring years and their current recording environment.
Directed by Johann Rashid, the sequel was filmed during six weeks of sessions in Costa Rica with producer Rick Rubin. It shows the band working on songs including ‘Falling Out Of Love’ and ‘Going Shopping’, while ‘Reality Awaits’ arrives six years after 2020’s ‘The New Abnormal’; its release was delayed so the streaming and vinyl editions could launch together.
In short
- The Strokes released a sequel to their 2001 behind-the-scenes film.
- It documents Costa Rica sessions for new album ‘Reality Awaits’.
- The band will tour the UK and Europe this autumn.
Explained simply
The Strokes are a rock band formed in New York in the late 1990s who found success in the early 2000s. They have released a new album called 'Reality Awaits', accompanied by a 10-minute behind-the-scenes film titled 'In Transit: Part II'.
The film's title references a 2001 mini-documentary of the same name that documented the band's early touring days. This sequel, filmed during the album's recording sessions in Costa Rica with producer Rick Rubin, offers a point of comparison between the band's working methods then and now, more than two decades later.
'Reality Awaits' is The Strokes' seventh studio album, arriving six years after their previous release. The behind-the-scenes film was directed by Johann Rashid and documents the band's creative process.
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