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 sang about drugs and sex, about the people around him — it was so matter-of-fact," Casablancas stated in a "Rolling Stone" interview. "Reed could be romantic in the way he portrayed these crazy situations, but he was also intensely real. It was poetry and journalism." Additionally, he has stated that Bob Marley, Nirvana and Pearl Jam are major influences on his work, the latter being the reason he started making music, upon hearing the song "Yellow Ledbetter". Julian, in agreement with several members of The Voidz, has named Stevie Wonder as being a composer with a “next level mind". Julian