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Albert Hammond Jr seems to continue his indie rock domination with his new album "Como Te Llama?"

The video features Albert and the band on a nice psychedelic trip courtesy of a spinning lamp. Fun!

Albert Hammond Jr Plays Special Show For Spin

Albert Hammond Jr has been all over NY playing gigs in support of his second solo album, Como Te Llama?. The private show for SPIN Magazine on July 9th was the second of his special gigs in NYC.

The vibe was a bit weird walking in as electro blared from the speakers of Hiro. The free Budweiser flowed as the typical hipster crowd showed up to catch Albert.

Taking the stage a little after 11PM and opening with "Everyone Gets A Star" from his new album, the crowd stood there placid as they thought they were too cool to dance to the tunes.

The sound at Hiro is a bit crap and it took its toll on Hammond and Co. They were (I am guessing) a little rusty from not playing for so long and it could have been better. Do I blame him? No. He had a bad crowd to deal with...

Overall, Hammond really did perform well despite the circumstances. Hopefully he gets a better crowd on any upcoming tours he has...or else it will be painfully boring for him.


Photo courtesy of Fresh Bread

Albert Hammond Jr. Returns With A New Album And A New Label

Since the demise of New Line Records, Albert Hammond Jr seems to be the only one that wasn't affected. With a new album, ¿Cómo Te Llama? and a new label, Black Seal Records (a label under RCA aka home to The Strokes) it seems that Hammond is well on his way to continue his successful solo career.

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The record will be release July 8th.

Here is the tracklisting:

01 Bargain Of A Century
02 In My Room
03 Lisa
04 GfC
05 The Boss Americana
06 Rocket
07 Victory At Monterey
08 You Won’t Be Fooled By This
09 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

Albert Hammond Jr. To Record New Album

So whats going to happen with The Strokes? I think they broke up or are in the process...but that remains to be seen.

Anyway, Albert Hammond Jr has booked some time in New York at Electric Lady Studios to record the follow up to "Yours To Keep".

The footage from the studio will be recorded and shown on Albert's MySpace page.

Albert Hammond Jr. Does Webster Hall

When Albert Hammond Jr first came out with Yours To Keep I was a bit hesistant to even give it a chance. Now its an album that is constantly on rotation no matter what day it is.

Seeing Albert for the second time at Webster Hall since the Blender party at SXSW, the show was just as good if not better than last time around. Albert played tracks from the debut album, two covers (of course Postal Blowfish by Guided By Voices and a Cars cover) and several new songs which you couldn't really understand what the hell they were called.

The band together sounded super tight and Albert really has emeged as a frontman. Maybe for the 4th Strokes record Julian can step aside?!

NY Broad x


Photo credit: Tomiffy

Bloc Party and Albert Hammond Jr - United Palace Theater March 31st

One the last night of the first leg of their US tour, Bloc Party find themselves at 175th and Broadway at the United Palace Theater. They shared the experience with most in the house as their first (or second in their case) time in the venue.

Its a bit weird seeing Bloc Party in the seated venue because of the energy they put forth in a show. The last time I saw them was a couple of weeks ago at Stubbs in Austin and with a few drinks in me my dance moves came out of nowhere as I couldn't stop moving. I even went into the pit with a dress on...but thats a whole different story. Back to the United Palace Theater gig...

After a while, people got the hint that seeing a Bloc Party show seated totally blows so the crowd rushed to the front of the stage. After this the whole vibe changed and the band really started to get into the gig.

Everything was totally solid and when the old stuff from "Silent Alarm" came on it was total chaos.

Note to anyone going to the venue:
Pee before/after you get there
Drink before/after you get there
Take the bus/train because its impossible to find parking

Here is the set list:
* Song For Clay (Disappear Here)
* Positive Tension
* Hunting For Witches
* Waiting for the 7:18
* Banquet
* I Still Remember
* This Modern Love
* Little Thoughts
* The Prayer
* Uniform
* So Here We Are
* Like Eating Glass
* Encore: Sunday
* She's Hearing Voices
* Pioneers
* Helicopter

(thanks to Music Snobbery for this one)

Also, a must mention is the lovely Albert Hammond Jr who definitely has come out of his shell to create a brilliant debut Yours To Keep. Its definitely Strokes influenced...but what do you expect from a boy thats been in the same band since the beginning of the 21st century. Plus, he does a cover of Guided By Voices' "Postal Blowfish" on the album and live...how can you go wrong with that??!!!!

NY Broad x





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