Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. At the time it could well have been The Strokes’ last ever song and if it had been it would have been a perfect touching note to end a fascinating but troubled career. It makes one wonder whether The Strokes themselves were perhaps having doubts about ever recording material together again. Harris, Keith (March 25, 2013). "The Strokes, 'Comedown Machine' ". Spin. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015 . Retrieved March 27, 2013. Dutchcharts.nl – The Strokes – Comedown Machine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

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In the build-up to this fifth album’s release, the signs weren’t good. The sleeve – an old RCA reel-to-reel tape box – seems phoned in, not iconic like the ‘Smell The Glove’-inspired artwork of their debut. It transpired that the band would be doing no press, and no tour dates have yet been announced. To top it off, there’s the title: ‘Comedown Machine’. Bummer.