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On August 29th, Albert Hammond, Jr. announced on a MySpace blog he was recording his second album. He recorded for five weeks in Electric Lady Studios in New York City with his band of Josh Lattanzi on bass (of Ben Kweller and the Lemonheads), and Matt Romano (the Strokes' drum technician) on drums. Marc Philippe Eskanazi (guitar, Medium Cool, The Mooney Suzuki), who toured with Albert, played on the album according to an interview with Pitchfork. Steve Schlitz, from the band Longwave also plays on the album. As on December 10, 2007, Albert has completed the recording of the album, but a release date is yet to be announced[1] though the album is expected to be released in Spring 2008. It is produced by Greg Lattimer who produced Albert's first, Yours to Keep. Sean Lennon plays piano on a song.[2]
Albert recently announced on his myspace that the album was "done" and "awaiting release." It is rumored to be titled "Cockpit Voice Recordings," and recently has had it's expected date changed June 2008, according to NME.
Confirmed Tracks
- "In My Room" - Albert played this song at nearly every show on the "Yours to Keep" tour. Rolling Stone confirms this song will be on the album.[3]
- "Rocket" - mentioned in Rolling Stone
- "Miss Myrtle" - mentioned in Rolling Stone; a ska song
- "Boss Americana" - mentioned in Rolling Stone
- "Spooky Couch" - mentioned in Rolling Stone; a ten minute song instrumental [4]
- "Victory at Monterey"
- "GfC"
- "Lisa"
- "You Won't Be Fooled By This"
- "Modern Jazz"
- "Bathroom Time"
- "And So We Go"
Albert also played a new song during the end of his summer North American tour. He introduced the song as "Untitled" and it is unknown if one of the above titles relates to the song.
References
- ^ http://www.nme.com/news/the-strokes/33052 The Strokes Uncertain Over New Album Plans
- ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/47519-albert-hammond-jr-talks-new-lp-songcraft-strokes Albert Hammond Jr. Talks New LP, Songcraft, Strokes
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uWHO2dkMKE albert hammond jr. - In My Room at Festival FIB 2007
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/10/05/smoking-section-coldplay-counting-crows-and-albert-hammond-jr/#more-4061 Smoking Section: Coldplay, Counting Crows and Albert Hammond Jr.