The Strokes brought Walton Goggins from their music video to the SNL stage

A music-video reunion on live TV

The Strokes brought actor Walton Goggins onstage to play bongos during “Going Shopping” on Saturday Night Live, turning a collaboration that began in a music video into a live performance. The band played the song on the November 7 episode, hosted by comedian Druski, after opening its musical set with “Lonely in the Future.”nme +1

NBC has posted the “Going Shopping” performance online. It was the New York band’s fifth appearance as the show’s musical guest and its first since 2020.nme +1

From Tenerife to Studio 8H

Goggins had already starred opposite singer Julian Casablancas in the “Going Shopping” video, released in June. The clip, directed by Johann Rashid, pays tribute to Paul Simon’s 1986 “You Can Call Me Al” video, with Goggins taking the role inspired by Chevy Chase’s appearance.nme +1

According to the band’s label, Goggins was filming a feature in Tenerife when the musicians approached him; Casablancas and friends traveled to the Spanish island to shoot the video. On SNL, the actor’s role was different: he joined the band’s performance on percussion.rollingstone +1

A new album, a different touring lineup

Both songs appear on Reality Awaits, the Strokes’ seventh studio album, released in July. It was their first album since 2020’s The New Abnormal. Rick Rubin produced the new record, with sessions beginning in Costa Rica and continuing in California.nme +1

In its review, The Guardian praised the album’s combination of pop melody and experimentation, describing “Going Shopping” as built on a simple, insistent groove.theguardian

Guitarist Nick Valensi was absent from Saturday’s stage. He took a temporary break from touring earlier this year, with Longwave’s Steve Schiltz filling in on live dates.nme +1 The band’s tour is scheduled to continue in Mexico and South America later this month.rollingstone