The Strokes' second album is being released on October 28th, you can download the first single, 12:51 from
www.thestrokes.com.
From the sounds of it, they haven't strayed too far from what got them so much attention from their first album. I was worried that they might try too hard to 'clean up' their sound. If this album is as good as Is This It? I'll be at the record store as soon as it opens.