Albert Hammond Jr Of The Strokes Announces New Solo Album 'Melodies On Hiatus'
Tuesday, 04 April 2023
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Scottie Cameron
Albert Hammond Jr has announced a new solo album.
The Strokes guitarist will release 'Melodies On Hiatus', the follow-up to 2018's ‘Francis Trouble', on June 23. It was co-written remotely with Simon Wilcox and features contributions from GoldLink, Steve Stevens, Matt Helders and Rainsford.
Alongside the news of the record, Hammond has released its first single, 100-99 featuring GoldLink. Discussing it, he said:
“I grew up listening to 90s hip-hop, and I would always gravitate towards the melodic hooks in the songs I heard on the radio, specifically anything Dr. Dre was producing or rapping on. Years later, I noticed myself pulling from the style of those melodic lines in my guitar work, even though it wasn’t obvious to anyone else as I was so directly associated with being in a rock band.
‘100-99’ was something I’ve wanted to do for some time—work with a rapper over a beat and guitar part I wrote—and it’s really exciting that I was able to do it with GoldLink.”
The song arrives with a video directed by Angela Ricciardi and Silken Weinberg, who commented: “When we first met with Albert, it was clear we were all on the same page: we wanted to have fun and we wanted to experiment with simple concepts that tell a deeper story.
"The album is 19 tracks, it’s sprawling but interconnected in a special kind of way, and we wanted to maintain that visually as well. The five videos we made for Melodies on Hiatus take place in a series of rooms all within one larger space, different scenes that string together one very long night.
Throughout the entire process, Albert was so open and kind, he trusted us, and it cultivated a really pure, almost psychedelic environment.”
'Melodies On Hiatus' tracklist:
100-99 feat. GoldLink
Downtown Fred
Old Man
Darlin’
Thoughtful Distress feat. Matt Helders & Steve Stevens
Libertude
Memo of Hate
Home Again
I Got You
Caught by Night
Dead Air
One Chance
Remember feat. Rainsford
818
Fast Kitten
I’d Never Leave
Never Stop
False Alarm
Alright Tomorrow feat. Rainsford
The Strokes, meanwhile, are set to headline All Point East on August 25, with support from special guests Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Girl In Red, Amyl & The Sniffers, Angel Olsen, Black Midi and more. That same month, they'll also appear at Rock En Seine in Paris.
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