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{{Infobox album {{Infobox album
| Name = Comedown Machine | name = Comedown Machine
| Type = studio | type = studio
| Artist = ] | artist = ]
| Cover = The Strokes - Comedown Machine.jpg | cover = The Strokes - Comedown Machine.jpg
| Released = March 26, 2013 | alt =
| Recorded = July – November 2012 | released = March 26, 2013
| Genre = ] | recorded = October 2011 – January 2013
| Length = 41:51 | studio =
* ] (New York City)
| Label = ]
* One Way (])
| Producer =
| genre = {{hlist|]|]|]}}
| Last album = '']''<br />(2011)
| length = 39:49
| This album = '''''Comedown Machine'''''<br />(2013)
| label = ]
| Next album =
| producer = ]
| Misc = {{Singles
| prev_title = ]
| Name = Comedown Machine
| Type = studio | prev_year = 2011
| next_title = ]
| single 1 = ]
| next_year = 2016
| single 1 date = February 19, 2013
| misc = {{Singles
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| name = Comedown Machine
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'''''Comedown Machine''''' is the fifth studio album by American ] band ], scheduled to be released on March 26, 2013 in the U.S., and on March 25 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1536264/the-strokes-announce-fifth-studio-album-comedown-machine |title=The Strokes Announce Fifth Studio Album, 'Comedown Machine' |publisher=Billboard |date=2013-01-30 |accessdate=2013-03-01}}</ref> The album will be released almost exactly two years after their previous album '']''. On January 25, 2013, the band released the first song off the album entitled "One Way Trigger" on the official Strokes website with a free download link. The length of the album does not coincide with the length posted on the album artwork. '''''Comedown Machine''''' is the fifth studio album by American ] band ]. It was released on March 26, 2013, through ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1536264/the-strokes-announce-fifth-studio-album-comedown-machine |title=The Strokes Announce Fifth Studio Album, 'Comedown Machine' |publisher=Billboard |date=January 30, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2013 |archive-date=May 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509220401/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1536264/the-strokes-announce-fifth-studio-album-comedown-machine |url-status=live }}</ref> The band decided to pull a ] for the album, with no promotion in the form of television appearances, interviews, photoshoots, live shows, or tours. The cover artwork was designed to resemble an old RCA ] box.


''Comedown Machine'' received mostly positive reviews from critics, and was placed at number 41 on the '']''{{'}}s list of the "50 Best Albums of 2013".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/nme-s-50-best-albums-of-2013/326689/1/1#10|title=NME's 50 Best Albums Of 2013 - NME.COM|last=NME.COM|website=]|date=26 November 2013|access-date=1 October 2016|archive-date=9 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109113029/http://www.nme.com/photos/nme-s-50-best-albums-of-2013/326689/1/1#10|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Recording==
In an interview with Zane Lowe, ] explained that the album was "almost all done together at ]. All five of us, hashing out the record." When asked why Electric Lady Studios, Fraiture explained, "It's a legendary studio and it's not far for all of us, except for Nick who lives in LA."


== Promotion and release ==
==Musical style==
Before the release of the album the song "One Way Trigger" was released as a ] and was made available for streaming via ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj6MJDpfjFA|title=The Strokes - "One Way Trigger" (Audio)|website=YouTube|publisher=Google|access-date=30 June 2015|archive-date=11 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711232327/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj6MJDpfjFA|url-status=live}}</ref> and ],<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/49301-listen-the-strokes-new-song-one-way-trigger/|title=Listen: The Strokes' New Song "One Way Trigger"|author=Battan, Carrie|date=January 25, 2013|publisher=]|access-date=30 June 2015|archive-date=26 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526084032/http://pitchfork.com/news/49301-listen-the-strokes-new-song-one-way-trigger/|url-status=live}}</ref> and as a free download via the band's official website on January 25, 2013.<ref name="Pitchfork"/> ] posted a stylized lyric sheet for the song, designed by long-time collaborator ], on his official website on January 30, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/49366-check-out-the-strokes-b-movie-style-lyric-poster-for-one-way-trigger/|title=Check Out the Strokes' B Movie-Style Lyric Poster for "One Way Trigger"|last1=Snapes|first1=Laura|website=Pitchfork|date=30 January 2013|publisher=Pitchfork Media|access-date=30 June 2015|archive-date=5 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505212213/http://pitchfork.com/news/49366-check-out-the-strokes-b-movie-style-lyric-poster-for-one-way-trigger/|url-status=live}}</ref> "All the Time" was released as a digital download on February 19, 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1536264/the-strokes-announce-fifth-studio-album-comedown-machine|title=The Strokes Announce Fifth Studio Album, 'Comedown Machine'|author=Lipshutz, Jason|date=January 30, 2013|publisher=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509220401/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1536264/the-strokes-announce-fifth-studio-album-comedown-machine|archive-date=9 May 2018|access-date=February 23, 2013}}</ref> and later released as a ] single on April 20, 2013 and contained "Fast Animals" as the B-side.<ref name="FastAnimals">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-strokes/69383 |title=The Strokes reveal new single B-side 'Fast Animals' - listen |publisher=] |date=March 25, 2013 |access-date=March 30, 2013 |archive-date=March 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328113622/http://www.nme.com/news/the-strokes/69383 |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Reception == ==Reception==
{{Album ratings {{Album ratings
|noprose = yes |noprose = yes
|MC = 68/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/comedown-machine/the-strokes |title=Comedown Machine by The Strokes |publisher=Metacritic.com |date=March 19, 2012 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |archive-date=March 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322024722/http://www.metacritic.com/music/comedown-machine/the-strokes |url-status=live }}</ref>
|MC =
| rev1 = ''The Arts Desk'' | rev1 = ]
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="ArtsDesk">{{cite web |url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/cd-strokes-comedown-machine |title=CD: The Strokes - Comedown Machine |last=Feria |first=Lisa-Marie |date=March 18, 2013 |accessdate=March 18, 2013}}</ref> | rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |title=Comedown Machine - The Strokes |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/comedown-machine-mw0002489097 |date=March 25, 2013 |publisher=] |access-date=March 25, 2013 |archive-date=March 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324014003/http://www.allmusic.com/album/comedown-machine-mw0002489097 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev2 = '']'' | rev2 = '']''
| rev2score = {{rating|8|10}}<ref name="Clash">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/the-strokes-comedown-machine |title=Strokes - Comedown Machine |last=Mayall |first=Kieran |date=March 18, 2013 |accessdate=March 18, 2013}}</ref> | rev2score = B<ref name=avclub>{{cite web |last=Modell |first=Josh |title=The Strokes: Comedown Machine |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-strokes-comedown-machine-1798176260 |date=March 26, 2012 |work=] |access-date=27 March 2013 |archive-date=29 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329012217/http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-strokes-comedown-machine%2C95398/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev3 = '']'' | rev3 = ]
| rev3score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="Phoenix">{{cite magazine |url=http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/153147-strokes-comedown-machine-rca/ |title=The Strokes | Comedown Machine |last=Brockman |first=Daniel |date=March 18, 2013 |accessdate=March 18, 2013}}</ref> | rev3score = C+<ref name="cos">{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2013/03/album-review-the-strokes-comedown-machine/ |title=Album Review: The Strokes – Comedown Machine |last=Roffman |first=Michael |date=March 25, 2013 |access-date=March 29, 2013 |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412165059/https://consequence.net/2013/03/album-review-the-strokes-comedown-machine/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev4 = '']'' | rev4 = '']''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/comedown-machine-20130318 |title=The Strokes |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |date=March 18, 2013 |journal=] |accessdate=March 18, 2013}}</ref> | rev4score = C−<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20683717,00.html |title=Comedown Machine Review |last=Anderson |first=Kyle |date=March 20, 2013 |magazine=] |access-date=March 20, 2013 |archive-date=May 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516101017/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20683717,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev5 = '']''
| rev5score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/mar/24/the-strokes-comedown-machine-review |title=The Strokes: Comedown Machine – review |last=Nicholson |first=Rebecca |date=March 21, 2013 |work=] |access-date=March 22, 2013 |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302135110/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/mar/24/the-strokes-comedown-machine-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev6 = '']''
| rev6score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Independent">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/album-review-the-strokes-comedown-machine-rough-trade-8544696.html |title=Album review: The Strokes, Comedown Machine (Rough Trade) |last=Gill |first=Andy |date=March 22, 2013 |work=] |access-date=March 22, 2013 |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325180344/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/album-review-the-strokes-comedown-machine-rough-trade-8544696.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev7 = '']''
| rev7score = 8/10<ref name="NME">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-strokes/14224 |title=The Strokes - 'Comedown Machine' |last=Stubbs |first=Dan |date=March 25, 2013 |magazine=] |access-date=March 27, 2013 |archive-date=March 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327055705/http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-strokes/14224 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev8 = '']''
| rev8score = 6.1/10<ref name="Pitchfork2">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17788-the-strokes-comedown-machine/ |title=The Strokes - Comedown Machine |last=Cohen |first=Ian |date=March 25, 2013 |work=] |access-date=March 25, 2013 |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325180932/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17788-the-strokes-comedown-machine/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev9 = '']''
| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/comedown-machine-20130318 |title=The Strokes |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |date=March 18, 2013 |magazine=] |access-date=March 18, 2013 |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622121613/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/comedown-machine-20130318 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev10 = '']''
| rev10score = 6/10<ref name="Spin">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/the-strokes-comedown-machine-rca |title=The Strokes, 'Comedown Machine' |last=Harris |first=Keith |date=March 25, 2013 |magazine=] |access-date=March 27, 2013 |archive-date=April 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414224347/http://www.spin.com/reviews/the-strokes-comedown-machine-rca/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}} }}


===Critical=== ===Critical===
Media response to ''Comedown Machine'' was generally favorable; the aggregating website ] reports a weighted average rating of 68%, based on 44 reviews.<ref name="MC" /> "Whether you're in an '']'' vortex or not, this is The Strokes and they've returned with their most thought-provoking, strange and sexiest record yet," said Kieran Mayall of '']'' magazine.<ref name="Clash">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/the-strokes-comedown-machine |title=Strokes - Comedown Machine |last=Mayall |first=Kieran |date=March 18, 2013 |magazine=] |access-date=March 18, 2013 |archive-date=March 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321112114/http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/the-strokes-comedown-machine |url-status=live }}</ref> James Skinner of ] added, "Although plenty of the group’s signature sounds are present and correct, they form the backdrop to an unexpectedly wide range of styles and approaches."<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/4q3q |title=The Strokes Comedown Machine Review |author=James Skinner |date=March 19, 2013 |work=] |access-date=March 19, 2013 |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325230234/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/4q3q |url-status=live }}</ref> In contrast, ] of '']'' questioned why the album was "an official Strokes album instead of another Casablancas solo album."<ref name="RS" />
Media response to ''Comedown Machine'' was generally favorable. "Whether you're in an 'Is This It' vortex or not, this is The Strokes and they've returned with their most thought-provoking, strange and sexiest record yet," said Kieran Mayall of ].<ref name="Clash" />


===Commercial=== ===Commercial===
Without much promotional effort, ''Comedown Machine'' entered the ] at No. 10 but became the band's first album not to debut within the top three. The album did, however, give the band their fifth consecutive appearance in the top ten.<ref name="toptenuk">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/ant-and-dec/69491 |title=PJ & Duncan top the Official UK Singles Chart with 'Let's Get Ready To Rhumble' |date=March 31, 2013 |access-date=March 31, 2013 |magazine=] |archive-date=April 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402175242/http://www.nme.com/news/ant-and-dec/69491 |url-status=live }}</ref> Likewise, it reached No.10 in the ] with an entry sales week of 41,000 copies, the band's weakest performance since '']'' in 2001.<ref name="USPerf">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1555877/justin-timberlakes-2020-spends-second-week-at-no-1-on-billboard |title=Justin Timberlake's '20/20' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 |magazine=] |first=Keith |last=Caulfield |date=April 3, 2013 |access-date=April 4, 2013 |archive-date=April 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406043115/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1555877/justin-timberlakes-2020-spends-second-week-at-no-1-on-billboard |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Chart performance====

====Singles====
The first single "]", premiered on ] on February 14, 2013, and was made available for download on February 19.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!align="left"|Information
|-
|align="left"|"]"
*Released: February 19, 2013
*Chart positions:<br/>#47 (''Billboard'' ])
|}


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
{{Track listing {{Track listing
| headline = ''Comedown Machine'' track listing
| writing_credits = no
| all_writing = the Strokes (], ], ], ], ])
| total_length = 41:51
| total_length = 39:49
| title1 = Tap Out | title1 = Tap Out
| length1 = 3:42 | length1 = 3:42
| title2 = ] | title2 = ]
| length2 = 3:01 | length2 = 3:01
| title3 = One Way Trigger | title3 = ]
| length3 = 4:02 | length3 = 4:02
| title4 = Welcome to Japan | title4 = Welcome to Japan
| length4 = 3:50 | length4 = 3:50
| title5 = 80's Comedown Machine | title5 = 80's Comedown Machine
| length5 = 5:59 | length5 = 4:58
| title6 = 50/50 | title6 = 50/50
| length6 = 2:43 | length6 = 2:43
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| title9 = Chances | title9 = Chances
| length9 = 3:36 | length9 = 3:36
| title10 = Happy Endings | title10 = Happy Ending
| length10 = 3:53 | length10 = 2:52
| title11 = Call it Fate, Call it Karma | title11 = Call It Fate, Call It Karma
| length11 = 3:24}} | length11 = 3:24
}}
{{Track listing
| total_length = 43:32
| headline = Japanese bonus track<ref name="FastAnimals" />

| title12 = Fast Animals
| length12 = 3:43
}}

==Personnel==
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{{col-2}}
'''The Strokes'''
*] – vocals
*] – guitar, keyboards
*] – guitar, keyboards
*] – bass guitar, ] on "Call It Fate, Call It Karma"
*] – drums, percussion

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'''Production'''
*Gus Oberg – ], ], ]
*Phil Joly – engineer
* ] – ]

'''Design'''
*Brett Kilroe – ], design
*Fab Moretti – art direction
*Tina Ibañez – design
*Colin Lane – original band photography
*Jason McDonald – ]
{{col-end}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for ''Comedown Machine''
!Chart (2013)
!Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|7|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|21|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|31|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020|refname=Ultratop}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|49|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|17|artist=The Strokes|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Denmark|27|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|42|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Finland|48|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|France|17|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|50|id=213478|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|9|artist=The Strokes|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|31|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/279770/products/music/1010367/1/ |title=The Strokes - Comedown Machine |publisher=] |date=April 4, 2013 |access-date=April 8, 2013 |archive-date=May 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501050611/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/279770/products/music/1010367/1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
! scope="row"| Mexican Albums (])<ref name="Ultratop"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|18|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|10|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Portugal|18|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|10|date=20130331|rowheader=true|access-date=November 17, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Spain|16|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|28|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|16|artist=The Strokes|album=Comedown Machine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|10|date=20130331|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|10|artist=The Strokes|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|3|artist=The Strokes|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRock|3|artist=The Strokes|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|1|artist=The Strokes|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2020}}
|}

== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|title=Comedown Machine|artist=Strokes|type=album|award=Silver|id=20613-1510-2|access-date=December 20, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | noshipments=true|nosales=true|streaming=true}}


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2013 studio album by the Strokes
Comedown Machine
Studio album by the Strokes
ReleasedMarch 26, 2013
RecordedOctober 2011 – January 2013
Studio
Genre
Length39:49
LabelRCA
ProducerGus Oberg
The Strokes chronology
Angles
(2011) 		Comedown Machine
(2013) 		Future Present Past
(2016)
Singles from Comedown Machine
  1. "One Way Trigger"
    Released: January 25, 2013
  2. "All the Time"
    Released: February 19, 2013

Comedown Machine is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Strokes. It was released on March 26, 2013, through RCA Records. The band decided to pull a media blackout for the album, with no promotion in the form of television appearances, interviews, photoshoots, live shows, or tours. The cover artwork was designed to resemble an old RCA tape reel box.

Comedown Machine received mostly positive reviews from critics, and was placed at number 41 on the NME's list of the "50 Best Albums of 2013".

Promotion and release

Before the release of the album the song "One Way Trigger" was released as a free download and was made available for streaming via YouTube and SoundCloud, and as a free download via the band's official website on January 25, 2013. Julian Casablancas posted a stylized lyric sheet for the song, designed by long-time collaborator Warren Fu, on his official website on January 30, 2013. "All the Time" was released as a digital download on February 19, 2013 and later released as a 7-inch single on April 20, 2013 and contained "Fast Animals" as the B-side.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The A.V. ClubB
Consequence of SoundC+
Entertainment WeeklyC−
The Guardian
The Independent
NME8/10
Pitchfork6.1/10
Rolling Stone
Spin6/10

Critical

Media response to Comedown Machine was generally favorable; the aggregating website Metacritic reports a weighted average rating of 68%, based on 44 reviews. "Whether you're in an Is This It vortex or not, this is The Strokes and they've returned with their most thought-provoking, strange and sexiest record yet," said Kieran Mayall of Clash magazine. James Skinner of BBC Music added, "Although plenty of the group’s signature sounds are present and correct, they form the backdrop to an unexpectedly wide range of styles and approaches." In contrast, Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone questioned why the album was "an official Strokes album instead of another Casablancas solo album."

Commercial

Without much promotional effort, Comedown Machine entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 10 but became the band's first album not to debut within the top three. The album did, however, give the band their fifth consecutive appearance in the top ten. Likewise, it reached No.10 in the US with an entry sales week of 41,000 copies, the band's weakest performance since Is This It in 2001.

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Strokes (Julian Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture, Albert Hammond Jr., Fabrizio Moretti, Nick Valensi)

Comedown Machine track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Tap Out"3:42
2."All the Time"3:01
3."One Way Trigger"4:02
4."Welcome to Japan"3:50
5."80's Comedown Machine"4:58
6."50/50"2:43
7."Slow Animals"4:20
8."Partners in Crime"3:21
9."Chances"3:36
10."Happy Ending"2:52
11."Call It Fate, Call It Karma"3:24
Total length:39:49
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Fast Animals"3:43
Total length:43:32

Personnel

The Strokes


Production

Design

  • Brett Kilroe – art direction, design
  • Fab Moretti – art direction
  • Tina Ibañez – design
  • Colin Lane – original band photography
  • Jason McDonald – still life photography

Charts

Chart performance for Comedown Machine
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 49
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 17
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 42
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 48
French Albums (SNEP) 17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 50
Irish Albums (IRMA) 9
Italian Albums (FIMI) 31
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 9
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 18
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 10
Portuguese Albums (AFP) 18
Scottish Albums (OCC) 10
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 16
UK Albums (OCC) 10
US Billboard 200 10
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 3
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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