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“The Adults Are Talking” is the opening track on "The New Abnormal". The track takes on a rebellious tone against higher-ups in the world, a common theme in The Strokes' discography, with Julian singing about people in the business world lying, wanting to “climb into the walls” of those who don’t like the group and their attitudes.
The track features a mostly bass-centric instrumental with very peppy snares drums providing the main percussion on the track. Julian sings in a more muffled tone than usual on the track as well, almost emulating that he is sneaking up on those he wants to rebel against, elevating his vocal volume over the track’s progression.
The band premiered the song on the first night of their “global comeback” tour during their first show at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA, on Monday, May 13, 2019. The music video, directed by Roman Copolla was released on December 1, 2020.
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