Editing The Strokes (section)

===''Angles'' (2009–2011)===
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[[File:Thestrokes2010.jpg|thumb|320px|left|The Strokes at Austin City Limits Festival in 2010]]
The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas and guitarist Nick Valensi started writing material for the album in January 2009, intent on entering the studio that February.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Al-Sardar |first1=Ali |title=The Strokes Members Net Worth: Who is the Richest Member? |url=https://rockinformer.com/the-strokes-net-worth/ |website=Rock Informer |access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-strokes-208-1316389|title=The Strokes: 'We've started writing our fourth album'|work=NME|author=NME Staff|access-date=January 9, 2023|date=January 26, 2009}}</ref> Julian commented in ''Rolling Stone'' that they had completed about three songs that sounded like a mixture of [[Rock music#Post-punk|1970s rock]] and "music from the future".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/blogs/smokingsection/2009/03/the-strokes-are-back-in-action.php |title=Blogs |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 9, 2011 |archive-date=March 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329210103/http://www.rollingstone.com/blogs/smokingsection/2009/03/the-strokes-are-back-in-action.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> On March 31, 2009, the band made an announcement from their MySpace account that announced the end of their "much needed hibernation period" and the commencement of new writing and rehearsing for a fourth full-length album, entitled ''[[Angles (The Strokes album)|Angles]]''. This album would be different from the first three due to the fact that the music for the album would also be written by the other four Strokes, rather than Casablancas writing a majority share of the material once again: "It's supercollaborative, and it sounds different," said Valensi, "but it has a Strokes vibe to it."<ref>Scaggs, A. (April 29, 2010). 40 reasons to be excited about music: No. 21 – the strokes are getting it back together. Rolling Stone, 80.</ref> In an ''NME'' article, [[Pharrell Williams]] expressed interest in producing this upcoming album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/pharrell-williams/37303 |title=Pharrell Williams: 'I want to produce The Strokes' new album' |work=NME |date=June 13, 2008 |access-date=July 9, 2011}}</ref> This followed the news that Casablancas had collaborated with both Williams and [[Santigold]] on "[[My Drive Thru]]", a track commemorating the 100th anniversary of [[Converse (company)|Converse]]'s [[Chuck Taylor All-Stars]] shoe. The song was available as a free download from the official Converse website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/10274/new_santogold_julian_casablances_pharrell_my_drive/music/ |title=New Santogold, Julian Casablancas & Pharrell – "My Drive Thru" |website=Stereogum |access-date=January 9, 2023 |date=June 9, 2008}}</ref> The album was due to be released in late 2009, but disagreements about just how ready the songs were to be released forced The Strokes to move the actual release date back.<ref>{{cite web|last=Murray |first=Robin |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/the-strokes-disagreement-over-new-album |title=The Strokes' "Disagreement" Over New Album |website=Clashmusic.com |date=October 23, 2009 |access-date=July 9, 2011}}</ref> On February 1, 2010, The Strokes announced on their website that the recording of the fourth album was being helmed by award-winning producer [[Joe Chiccarelli]]. According to Chiccarelli in an interview with [[HitQuarters]], the two parties first met in 2009 and, after finding they shared a similar mind space and similar thoughts on the potential direction of the new record, tried out some tracking.<ref name="hitquarters.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Joe_Chiccarelli_Interview.html |title=Interview with Joe Chiccarelli |publisher=[[HitQuarters]]|date=June 14, 2010 |access-date=August 17, 2010}}</ref> Not long after recording began, however, the band became frustrated with Chiccarelli's reserved production style.  Only one song from these recording sessions, "Life Is Simple in the Moonlight", remained on the album's track listing.  Inspired, in part, by other contemporary bands like [[MGMT]], [[Arctic Monkeys]], and [[Crystal Castles (band)|Crystal Castles]], The Strokes decided to experiment with various production techniques,<ref>{{cite web |last=Costigan |first=Mark |url=http://oregonmusicnews.com/blog/2011/02/02/the-strokes-nikolai-fraiture-talks-about-new-album-reveals-track-listing/ |title=The Strokes' Nikolai Fraiture talks about new album, reveals track listing |publisher=Oregon Music News |date=February 2, 2011 |access-date=July 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723203937/http://oregonmusicnews.com/blog/2011/02/02/the-strokes-nikolai-fraiture-talks-about-new-album-reveals-track-listing/ |archive-date=July 23, 2011 }}</ref> and recorded the rest of the album's material at Albert Hammond Jr.'s home studio in upstate New York with award-winning engineer [[Gus Oberg]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Stokes |first=Paul |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-strokes-169-1289968 |title=The Strokes begin recording fourth album with U2, Beck producer |work=NME |date=February 3, 2010 |access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>

The Strokes confirmed that they would be headlining the [[Isle of Wight Festival 2010|Isle of Wight Festival]], [[Lollapalooza]], [[Roskilde Festival]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/11/the-strokes-confirm-lollapalooza-slot-report-in-on-next-album/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313104109/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/11/the-strokes-confirm-lollapalooza-slot-report-in-on-next-album/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2010|title=The Stokes Confirm Lollapalooza Slot, Report in on Next Album|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=March 11, 2010|access-date=April 9, 2012}}</ref> [[Hurricane Festival]], [[Splendour in the Grass]], [[Rockness]], [[Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival]],<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail??blogid=95&entry_id=64802 | work=San Francisco Chronicle| title=Outside Lands Festival San Francisco schedule released today | date=June 1, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121234616/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail?entry_id=64802 | archive-date=November 21, 2010}}</ref> On The Bright Side,<ref>{{cite web |author=gea-interactive.com.au |url=http://www.onthebrightside.com.au/ |title=Splash |publisher=On The Bright Side |access-date=July 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822050858/http://onthebrightside.com.au/ |archive-date=August 22, 2011 }}</ref> and [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2010.aclfestival.com/ |title=ACL 2010 |publisher=2010.aclfestival.com |access-date=July 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707161957/http://2010.aclfestival.com/ |archive-date=July 7, 2012 }}</ref> in 2010.  Additionally, The Strokes were announced as the 2011 headliner for the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] and the [[New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival]] in May, [[Festival Internacional de Benicàssim]], [[Oxegen]], [[Paléo Festival|Paléo]], [[Peace & Love (festival)|Peace & Love]] and [[Super Bock Super Rock]] in July, and [[Reading Festival]] and [[Summer Sonic]] in August. They were also sub-headliners to [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]] at [[Leeds Festival]] during the bank holiday weekend in August. On June 9, 2010, at [[Dingwalls]] London, England, the band played a secret show under the name 'Venison' to a crowd of just 487. This was their first live gig since October 2006. The band did not play any new material.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adshead |first=Adam |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-strokes-179-1292517 |title=The Strokes play first gig in four years at intimate London venue |work=NME |date=June 9, 2010 |access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>

The lead single from the new album, "[[Under Cover of Darkness]]", was released on February 9, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fullerton |first=Jamie |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-strokes-154-1303266 |title=The Strokes to release 'Under Cover of Darkness' as free download |work=NME |date=February 8, 2011 |access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref> The 7" was officially released on March 1, 2011, and contained another track from ''[[Angles (The Strokes album)|Angles]]'', "You're So Right", as the B-side, followed by the album on March 18, 2011.In mid-March 2011, an interview with ''[[ShortList]]'' magazine revealed that The Strokes had already begun working on their fifth studio album. However, sessions were delayed due to the mixing process of ''Angles''. Julian Casablancas and Nick Valensi both confirmed that there was material in the works as well as plenty of leftover material.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/music/article/1144/the-strokes-return#image-rotator-3|title=The Strokes Return / Music / ShortList Magazine|date=February 17, 2011|publisher=Shortlist.com|access-date=July 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401121042/http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/music/article/1144/the-strokes-return#image-rotator-3|archive-date=April 1, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Frontman Julian Casablancas claimed that the band was eager to begin working on new material<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-strokes-135-1296295|title=The Strokes hit the studio to work on 'new ideas'|date=April 25, 2011|work=NME|access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref> and were already supposed to, but it took longer than expected to master ''Angles''.
"[[Taken for a Fool]]" was confirmed as the second single, which was sent to U.S. radio on May 24, 2011. On June 9, The Strokes announced that a music video for "Taken For a Fool" was in the works, and that it would be directed by Laurent Briet. They revealed that the music video should be finished by the end of the month. The Strokes put out the music video for "Taken For a Fool" on July 8, 2011.