The Strokes will begin recording their next album shortly. And according to bandmates Julian Casablancas and Nikolai Fraiture they could be doing so as soon as January next year. Fraiture said this:

While the guys are in LA, I went to scout some studios in NYC with Ryan [Gentles - The Strokes manager] today for what looks like Jan recording.

The band's 2001 album, Is This It?, was named best of the decade by NME.