The Strokes Sound 15th Anniversary. During their performance at Landmark Music Festival lead singer Julian Casablancas stated that the band is back in the studio working on a follow up to their 2013 album "Comedown Machine". 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. On May 24, 2016, the Strokes announced another New York show on 31 May at the Capitol Theatre. On May 26, 2016, Julian Casablancas premiered “OBLIVIUS” on the debut of
Julian Casablancas society today, Casablancas is most concerned with the idea that institutions have become more powerful than democratic government. He proposes that there is a perpetual conflict between those who understand that the democratic nature of the U.S. is lost and those who seek to keep it that way. It is in this way that the music industry reflects the nature of politics- quality and integrity is compromised under the control of capitalist greed. Casablancas cites some of his most politically influential figures as Oliver Stone, Chris Hedges, Jesse Ventura, and Howard Zinn. He notes Martin Luther King Jr. as his