10 Facts About The Strokes

The Strokes had just moved to New York City and reconnected with Casablancas, whom he knew from their brief stints at the private boarding school Institut Le Rosey, near Nyon, Switzerland.

The Strokes released their debut album, Is This It, in the US in October 2001.

The Strokes released their second album Room on Fire in October 2003.

Inspired, in part, by bands like MGMT, Arctic Monkeys, and Crystal Castles, the Strokes decided to experiment with various production techniques, and recorded the rest of the album's material at Albert Hammond, Jr.

The Strokes confirmed that they would be headlining the Isle of Wight Festival, Lollapalooza, Roskilde Festival, Hurricane Festival, Splendour in the Grass, Rockness, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, On The Bright Side, and Austin City Limits Music Festival in 2010.

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In mid-March 2011, an interview with ShortList magazine revealed that the Strokes had already begun working on their fifth studio album.

The Strokes later revealed that they were planning to record a new album as soon as possible.

In May 2014, the Strokes performed their first U S show in three years at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, performing songs from Comedown Machine for the first time.

In late 2015, the Strokes announced another date; at Monterrey, Mexico, during the festivities of the newborn festival Live Out.

The Strokes played their first show of 2016 at Samsung's Galaxy Life Fest in Austin, Texas.