Which band won Best Rock Album at the 2021 Grammys for "The New Abnormal"?

The Strokes won Best Rock Album at the 2021 Grammys for The New Abnormal.

The award came at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, which honored recordings released during the 2019–2020 eligibility period. The New Abnormal was the New York band’s sixth studio album and marked a major awards milestone: it earned the group its first Grammy win.

Produced by Rick Rubin and released in April 2020, the album includes songs such as “Bad Decisions,” “Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus,” and “The Adults Are Talking.” Its polished but restless sound connected the band’s early-2000s guitar style with more spacious, synth-colored production.

The Strokes won over Fontaines D.C.’s A Hero’s Death, Michael Kiwanuka’s Kiwanuka, Grace Potter’s Daylight, and Sturgill Simpson’s Sound & Fury. A common mix-up is confusing the album award with Best Rock Performance, which recognizes a single track rather than an album. The band received the award during the Premiere Ceremony on March 14, 2021, before the televised ceremony.