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The Strokes Surprise Fans with New Single—By Mailing Them a Cassette

Listen to “Going Shopping” here.

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The Strokes‘ announcement yesterday of their new album, Reality Awaits, was of course a hugely welcome one for fans. And now, the band has rewarded some of their very biggest fans with a sneak preview of what’s to come.

100 fans who joined The Strokes SMS marketing list last week received a copy of a brand-new song, “Going Shopping,” on cassette tape by mail. (And you thought the announce video was retro.) It’s definitely the same song teased in the video, characterized by an 80s-sounding chorus-drenched guitar riff backed by synths and a dance-y drumbeat.

The full version features the Strokes in classic form, with riffing........

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