Album Review: The Strokes – The New Abnormal

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The Strokes,”The New Abnormal” (Cult Records/Columbia)- The New York indie rockers return to the fray after a seven year absence with the release of the Rick Rubin produced “The New Abnormal,” the group’s sixth studio album and arguably their finest offering since their creative heyday almost two decades ago. The musical content betrays the influence of  everyone from Tom Petty to New Order and Tom Verlaine’s  Television as  vocalist Julian Casablancas and his cohorts serve up potential crowd pleasers such as  “Bad Decisions,” “Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus” and “Not The Same Anymore.”