Albert Hammond, Jr., has revealed that his sophomore solo release, entitled ¿Cómo Te Llama?, will come out on July 8. He recorded the album during the Strokes' two-year (and counting) hiatus, taking breaks to celebrate his 28th birthday in April, to produce a track for N.Y. -ased act The Postelles, and (of course) to keep up with Upper East Side cult hit Gossip Girl.
"I'm really proud of the power this record has," Hammond said in a statement. "I feel like my melodies and song arrangements have matured. Lyrically, I tried to have the words flow out more freely and not try to write one song but many. I would just sing and sing and then arrange the words afterwards."
He recorded the album with the help of Marc Philippe Eskenazi, Matt Romano and Josh Lattanzi. (FYI to those with Strokes-related studio aspirations: Hammond works almost exclusively with men whose last names end with "zi.")
There has also been some recent good news for fans of Hammond's band. According to bass player Nikolai Fraiture, the group has finally begun to think about heading back into the studio to work on its fourth album.
¿Cómo Te Llama? tracklist:
1. Bargain Of A Century
2. In My Room
3. Lisa
4. GfC
5. The Boss Americana
6. Rocket
7. Victory At Monterey
8. You Won't Be Fooled By This
9. Spooky Couch
10. Borrowed Time
11. G Up
12. Miss Myrtle
13. Feed Me Jack Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Peter Sellers
Related links:
Albert Hammond, Jr. on MySpace
YouTube: Albert Hammond Jr. - "101"
Review>: The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth
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