The 'Someday' rockers have also debuted a video for their 'At the Door' song at a New Hampshire political rally in support of the U.S. presidential hopeful.
- February 12, 2020
AceShowbiz - The Strokes unveiled two tracks from their first album in six years at a New Hampshire political rally in support of U.S. presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Monday, February 10.
The Strokes played a set at the event at Durham's Whittemore Center Arena, including a new song called "Bad Decisions", and premiered a video for song "At the Door".
At the end of the gig, frontman Julian Casablancas announced the record's release date, as April 10. According to teaser artwork it has the title "The New Abnormal".
After they were introduced by Sanders, following speeches by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cornel West, and "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon, the band also covered Talking Heads' "Burning Down the House" and played some of their classic tracks including "Someday", "Hard to Explain", and "New York City Cops".
The Strokes' concert was designed to drum up support for Sanders ahead of Tuesday's New Hampshire Democratic Party primary election, and follows similar rallies featuring Bon Iver and Vampire Weekend ahead of last week's Iowa caucuses.
In a statement announcing the gig and backing Sanders, Casablancas said: "We are honoured to be associated with such a dedicated, diligent, & trustworthy patriot-and fellow native New Yorker."
"As the only truly non-corporate candidate, Bernie Sanders represents our only chance to overthrow corporate power and help return America to democracy. This is why we support him."
