The Strokes will finally unveil their first new material in five years tonight with the world exclusive of 'Under Cover of Darkness' airing on the Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show tonight with the single available to download for free just five minutes later here.

The song which you can listen to a 30-second snippet of below sounds like a brilliantly rollicking return to form from the New York boys.

The album Angles, so titled, because according to Albert Hammond Jnr. is "what the record sounds like. It comes from five different people" is released on March 18. Here is the Angles tracklisting:

1. Machu Picchu

2. Under Cover of Darkness

3. Two Kinds of Happiness

4. You’re So Right

5. Taken For A Fool

6. Games

7. Call Me Back

8. Gratisfaction 

9. Metabolism
10. Life Is Simple In The Moonlight

The band are also playing festivals all over Europe this summer so watch this space for possible Oxegen or headline outdoor gig details!

The Strokes - Under Cover Of Darkness (Clip) by TheMusic.FM