The New Abnormal
by The Strokes

The New Abnormal by The Strokes
Year: 2020
Release date: 2020-04-10
Overall rank: 280th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 844 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Best album of 2020 (1st)
Award Top 10 albums of of the 2020s (2nd)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (280th)

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The New Abnormal is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by The Strokes on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Strokes is Is This It which is ranked number 23 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 27,015.

The Strokes album bestography « Higher ranked (271st)
Room On Fire
This album (280th)
The New Abnormal
Lower ranked (1,135th) »
Angles

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 280th | 2020s rank: 2nd | 2020 rank: 1st  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 844 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 82.6/100, a mean average of 80.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.


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From BestEverAlbums 3 days ago in Monthly overall chart movements
The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…
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From 02/11/2024 15:06 | #301917
The most I've enjoyed a strokes album since room on fire which was their 2nd album! Every song is good and it's great to see a band I loved back in the early 00s making an album this good after so long , top stuff (Edited)
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Rating:  
80/100
From 02/16/2023 02:04 | #294072
Their best job since Room on Fire… Julian Casablancas' vocal performance is incredible, he makes this album feel too personal. The guitars keep their alternative sound but the use of synthesizers gives it a new wave air.

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Su mejor trabajo desde Room on Fire… la interpretación vocal de Julian Casablancas es increíble, hace que este álbum se sienta muy personal. Las guitarras siguen manteniendo su sonido alternativo pero el uso de sintetizadores le da un aire new wave.
Un album consistente, donde la calidad de cada una de las canciones se mantiene, destacando "The Adults Are Talking" y "Eternal Summer" (Edited)
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
95/100
From 01/17/2023 01:13 | #292948
This record kicks off with one of the best opening tracks in a long time in the form of The Adults Are Talking which perfectly prepares us for what we are about to experience. The music is like the classic Strokes albums but with a modern and mature twist that only adds to the appeal of it. Instrumentally it is a very strong release with each member playing a key role in creating the new sound. Their hooks are still just as impressive as every song could easily end up getting stuck in your head with how infectious they all are. The production is brilliant and the whole record feels compact and like all the songs are working towards the same end goal. This leads to a cohesive and engaging experience for us to enjoy. Furthermore, I have to give credit for how good the vocal still is with it giving the record such an important edge to it. Overall, a phenomenal comeback album from The Strokes that shows their high standards with this contending with their debut to be their best ever record. (Edited)
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85/100
From 01/04/2023 19:18 | #292501
In 2020, it is amazing to me that The Strokes could create an album rivalling their debut that sounds absolutely and entirely different to said debut. Casablancas' voice has aged delightfully and he expresses his range across the album with high notes, low notes, and all kinds of vocal styles across 9 tracks. The warm sound of the album makes it nostalgic and it is created by some of the best technical quality, through Rick Rubin's mixing, that I have ever heard.
Top 3 tracks: Ode To The Mets, At The Door, Why Are Sundays So Depressing (Edited)
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Rating:  
85/100
From 09/27/2022 15:34 | #289996
I think this is their best, unfortunately it sounds too much like (almost)all their previous works. (Edited)
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -1 votes (1 helpful | 2 unhelpful)

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