The Strokes have released a new music video for their track 'Lonely In The Future', which features puppets created by Spitting Image to take aim at Elon Musk and other wealthy individuals. Director Warren Fu, who previously worked with the band on videos for 'You Only Live Once' and their solo material, collaborated again with The Strokes. The video is a reimagining of Genesis' classic 'Land Of Confusion', where the band's members are depicted as puppets criticizing social issues. In the new visuals, Elon Musk is shown kissing Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg is zapped by a taser for his ideologies, and Greta Thunberg is imprisoned while Anthony Fantano, another critic of The Strokes, rates their latest album 'Reality Awaits' poorly.
Other celebrities featured in the video include Lou Reed and producer Rick Rubin. The Strokes themselves are also shown as puppets, referencing their previous music videos such as 'Last Nite'. This new video follows the band's recent appearances on SNL where they performed both 'Lonely In The Future' and 'Going Shopping'. NME gave the track four stars, praising how the band is being 'more alive and locked in than they have in years'. Since its release, The Strokes have wrapped up a full UK and Ireland tour. Guitarist Nick Valensi has been absent due to health reasons but will be returning soon along with Steve Schiltz of Longwave, who has stepped in as his replacement for the tour.