The Strokes announce the release of their first new album in seven years, The New Abnormal. The New Abnormal is the New York band’s sixth studio album, recorded at Shangri-Las Studios in Malibu, CA and produced by Rick Rubin (Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Crowes, The Cult). The album’s cover artwork features a painting by iconic artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, Bird On Money. The Strokes are singer Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr, bassist Nikolai Fraiture and drummer Fabrizio Moretti.