Albert Hammond Jr., best known as the lead guitarist for The Strokes, has announced his fifth solo album, Tunes on the gap, from June 23 on Red Bull Records. On top of that, he has shared a handful of supporting tour dates (get tickets here) and lead single “100-99” featuring Goldlink.
Along with GoldLink, Tunes on the gap Featuring Rainsford, Steve Stevens, and Matt Helders. Co-written remotely with Simon Wilcox, With excellent mastering by Dave Cooley (Paramore, Spoon, Tame Impala) and mixing by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Air, M83). Pre-orders are ongoing.
In a statement, he explained that the song “100-99” was inspired in part by the 1990s hip-hop that Hammond Jr. grew up listening to. “I always gravitated toward melodies in songs I heard on the radio, specifically anything Dr. Dre produced or taped,” he said. “Years later, I’d notice I was pulling the style of those melodic lines into my guitar work, although it wasn’t obvious to anyone else because I was so directly associated with being in a rock band.”
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He continued, “‘100-99’ was something I’ve wanted to do for some time — working with a rapper on percussion and a guitar part that I wrote — and it’s really exciting that I was able to do that with GoldLink.” watch the music video, Directed by Angela Ricciardi and Silken Weinberg below.
AHJ On Hiatus Tour Brief Kicks Off In New York City on September 14th and will stop at a later date San Francisco and Los Angeles. See the full schedule below.
Tickets will go on sale Friday, April 7 at 10:00am local time via Ticketmaster. Once tickets sell out, you can also find them on StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect Program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be above or below face value, depending on demand.
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Hammond Jr’s last solo album was in 2018 Francis Trouble. Back in January, WKCR’s 89.9FM said shaky experience can see it Strokes never go off.
Tunes on the gap Artwork:
Tunes on the gap track list:
01. 100-99 (feat. GoldLink)
02. Unique downtown
03. Old man
04. Baby
05. A Thoughtful Ordeal (feat. Matt Helders and Steve Stevens)
06. Freedom
07. Hate Note
08. Home again
09. I see you
10. Catch them at night
11. A dead plane
12. One Chance
13. Remember (feat. Rainsford)
14. 818
15. Kitten is fast
16. I will never leave
17. Never stop
18. False alarm
19. Alright Tomorrow (Rainford)
Albert Hammond Jr 2023 Tour Dates:
09/14 – New York, NY @ bat
09/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
09/16 – Windham Festival, NY @ Cave Mountain
09/20 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club
09/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
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