Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the first time in 20 years, legendary songwriter Albert Hammond has released an album with new songs that he sings himself.

Albert Hammond Jr announced his upcoming album Melodies On Hiatus last month with Goldlink-featuring single “100-99.” Today, The Strokes guitarist released eight more songs from the 19-track album–on ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with indie rock musician Albert Hammond Jr. about his latest solo album, "Melodies On Hiatus," which meditates on big changes in his personal life as a middle-aged adult.

Albert Hammond Jr, co-founder and lead guitarist of the Strokes, is back with another new solo album: Melodies on Hiatus, the follow-up to 2018’s Francis Trouble, is out June 23 via Red Bull. Hammond ...

The Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr surprised many of us by making the lead single and opening track from his new album a collaboration with DC rapper Goldlink and experimenting with Auto-Tune.

Although best known as the guitarist for retro rockers The Strokes, Albert Hammond Jr can also claim a prophetic solo career. Melodies On Hiatus is his fifth full-length solo effort of the past 15 ...

For a generation of indie rock fans Albert Hammond Jr will forever be linked with New York. Across his solo work and as the lead guitarist of The Strokes, he has helped to export a glamorized vision ...

Earlier this year The Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr returned with new song "100-99," a surprising collaboration with GoldLink that married his effortless indie-pop songwriting with AutoTune and ...

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The songwriter actually wrote hits for some of music's biggest stars.

Strokes lead guitarist Albert Hammond Jr helped define NYC cool in the ‘00s with his signature three-piece suits—typically accessorized with a cigarette and a “what, me worry?” grin—and guitar leads ...