The Strokes's guitarist hints that their new album is finished

Following on from their headliner performance at Electric Picnic last weekend, The Strokes have teased that new music is ready to be released.

Guitarist Nick Valensi made the announcement on Q104.3, a classic-rock radio station based in New York radio.

During the interview, the DJ broaches the topic with Valensi, claiming to have inside information that the album was complete and currently at the mixing stage.

Valensi replies: “Wow, you heard that? Who told you that?”

With the host stating that the info came from a “reliable source”, the musician said: “Well, it must be true then.”

Asked “when” or “if” we’ll hear the record, Valensi responded: “When, I don’t know. If – I would say, a strong likelihood.”

This isn't the first hint we've had that new music is on the way from The Strokes. The band debuted a new song called ‘The Adults Are Talking’ in May. Following this, The Strokes’ booking agent Marsha Vlasic told Music Business Worldwide that the group “are coming with new music” off the back of their recent shows.

The Strokes released their fifth and latest album, Comedown Machine, back in 2013. They followed this up with the 2016 EP Future Present Past.

Watch Nick Valensi's interview with Q104.3 below:

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Nick / CRX was on Q104.3 Out of the Box ... turn audio on now and just take a listen to what he said about a potential new album 👀 #thestrokes ( video credit from Q104.3’s Out of the Box on Facebook live )

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