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Julian Casablancas has decided to fuck with us yet again.

In a recent interview with Clash Music, the Strokes frontman/solo artist revealed the release date for the upcoming Strokes album.

“I think January. I was told not to predict anymore. But I’m pretty sure it should be out in January,” said Casablancas.

The first prediction was that the LP was coming out this September which made sense considering the Strokes are playing a few festivals this summer including a headlining slot at Lollapalooza. So to play that show, debut new material and then have the new album come out would have made for the perfect scenario.

But no! The hipster godfathers have decided to make us wait a bit longer. However, Casablancas did point out that the band is putting quite a bit of effort into this record.

“I think we’re getting a lot more from all the band members. The last record was like a half-assed attempt at that,” he said. “I think hopefully this new record is more in the direction of everyone being equal, but it’s not so half-assed. Everyone brought songs and then allowed me to kinda mutilate and edit as musical director or whatever, and everyone just kinda trusts each other, you know?”

Hopefully, with Casablancas as “musical director”, we get ourselves a fantastic album…which might be out in January 2011.

Tags: Julian Casablancas, The Strokes