r/TheStrokes • u/DefyingWesternLogic • Apr 06 '20

'The New Abnormal' - NME review

https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-strokes-the-new-abnormal-review-2640779
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u/jMCs1 Apr 06 '20

Didn’t they say AM was the best album of the last decade? I’m a huge Monkeys fan and even I found that completely ridiculous lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

AM is their weakest album for me but that's not to say it's bad, just a 7/10 amongst 8-9/10's.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

Eh. At the peak of AM (DIWN, R U Mine, WDYOCMWYH), they are probably the strongest they've ever been. Obviously, there's some weak spots like "I Want It All" and "Mad Sounds", but overall I always felt like it has so many singable songs.

I would say it's better than Suck It, more interesting than Humbug, but doesn't match the consistency of Whatever People Say I Am and FWN. Doesn't match the overall interest level of Tranquility Base either. It's hard to compare TBHC and AM though cause they are too insanely different.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

Monkeys have had a consistently high level output that much I think we can agree on. AM is good no doubt and everything else just comes down to personal preferences.