The Strokes returned to Saturday Night Live on November 7, but their musical performance wasn’t exactly a hit with everyone watching at home.
The New York rock band made its fifth appearance as the show’s musical guest, performing two songs from its latest album, Reality Awaits. However, viewers quickly took to social media to share very different opinions about the performance during Druski‘s hosting debut.
The band opened the night with “Lonely in the Future” before returning for a second performance of “Going Shopping,” which featured a surprise appearance from actor Walton Goggins, who joined the group onstage and picked up a pair of bongos.
Goggins previously starred in the song’s music video, making his unexpected contribution a fun crossover for viewers.
Still, the performances left fans divided. Some were thrilled to see the band back on the SNL stage, with one X user enthusiastically declaring, “F—in awesome dude you rocks.” Another simply wrote, “LOVE IT.”
Others weren’t nearly as impressed. One particularly blunt viewer complained that the group no longer sounded like the band they remembered, writing, “The strokes don’t sound like the band that I have nostalgia for.” Another asked who was watching SNL and “learning the Strokes f—ing suck now.”
The criticism didn’t go unanswered. One fan pushed back, telling detractors they were “Objectively wrong,” while another suggested listeners simply weren’t recognizing the band’s artistry.
On Threads, one viewer also questioned whether the group was actually The Strokes, prompting another to jokingly respond, “It’s lonely in the future, maybe you’ll get it someday.”
There was plenty of enthusiasm for Goggins’ contribution, too. One viewer celebrated the actor’s arrival onstage, writing, “WALTON GOGGINS ON BONGOS BRINGING THE ENERGY I NEEDED.”
The Strokes last appeared on SNL in 2020, when they performed songs from The New Abnormal. Their latest visit gave fans a chance to hear material from Reality Awaits, produced by Rick Rubin.
Judging by the online response, however, not everyone was ready for the band’s new sound.
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