It appears as if The Strokes could be building towards a highly anticipated new album. As Spin points out, in a new interview with Noisey frontman Julian Casablancas says the band has begun writing in New York.

“It’s the first time we’ve been exclusively writing since Comedown Machine,“ Casablancas said. While no other details were given about the extent of those sessions, Casablancas did say that he hopes to work more with both his band The Voidz and The Strokes.

As for their touring schedule, The Strokes have a series of festival shows forthcoming including slots at Shaky Knees in Atlanta, Big Guava in Tampa and more.

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At the end of 2014 The Voidz completed their first US/UK tour, and Casablancas says that while it feels like the beginning of their journey together, he’s also onto the next chapter—in which he hopes The Strokes and The Voidz can work in tandem. The Strokes have already announced a small clutch of high profile festival appearances this coming summer, and Casablancas has joined Hammond Jr, Moretti, Fraiture, and Valensi in Manhattan for the next week or so. “It’s the first time we’ve been exclusively writing since Comedown Machine,” he says. “We’re planning on recording stuff. I still think we could do cool things and I’ll do that. I’d like to do both [bands] really if I could.”