released lead single Under Cover of Darkness

The lead single from the new album, ” Under Cover of Darkness “, was released on February 9, 2011. The 7” was officially released on March 1, 2011, and contained another track from 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. Frontman Julian Casablancas claimed that the band was eager to begin working on new material 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.