There is no doubt that 2023 has not stopped bringing us incredible music, since since the start of the year we have put together a good soundtrack. However, the next few months won’t be far behind either, as highly anticipated albums from the band and riffed artists are on the way. between them is Albert Hammond Jr, who raffled off premiering eight songs from his new solo album.
As you will remember, a few weeks ago the guitarist of The Strokes announced with fanfare the details of Melodies on Hiatushis fifth record material In solitary. At that time, Albert Hammond Jr. premiered “100-99”, a song where he collaborates with rapper GoldLink, but now it’s gone like a thread taking more rolas out of the oven.
Albert Hammond Jr. blew the fence premiering eight songs from his next solo album
It turns out that on May 9, Albert Hammond Jr. surprised us by launching not one or two… but eight songs from his next studio album. The names of these songs are “Downtown Fred”, “Darlin’”, “Libertude”, “Memo of Hate”, “Home Again”, “I Got You”, “Old Man” and “Thoughtful Distress”, donde participan Matt Helders de Arctic Monkeys y Steve Stevensguitarist for Billy Idol.
In a press release, Albert Hammond Jr. himself commented that he is going through a process of evolution, and that hehe 19 songs that appear on his new recording material that he is going to release this year are a reflection of his vision of life today.
“I am going through changes and these songs reflect behaviors and moments of mine that, with the passage of time, have taken shape and have become universal. They ask me about the meaning or global vision of this album, but writing songs and creating is who I am and I feel that it is the reason for my existence. My goal is for my music to become part of someone’s life, the fabric of it, and this feels like the best collection of music I’ve ever made and my best attempt at it.
Albert Hammond Jr. also released the video for “Old Man”
As if it weren’t enough to release eight brand new songs, Albert Hammond Jr. surprises us by premiering the official video clip of “Old Man“, the amount had the address of Angela Ricciardi and Silken Weinberg (with whom I had previously worked) and which is part of a series of videos that we will see in the form of episodes.
In this visual appears the own Albert Hammond Jr. having a blast in a bar, having a few drinks and the occasional cigarette. However, a series of extremely peculiar characters begin to appear around him with whom he shares the same space until unexpectedly, the guitarist of The Strokes leaves the place.
“’Old Man’ is a song about the passing of time and the reflections that come with it.. Musically, it was the song that came to me the fastest on the record. Even Colin’s introduction was one take. I didn’t even know what he was going to play. He just touched her and was never able to get over her. It was an incredible moment to be a part of.”
Albert Hammond Jr. declared about the inspiration of that song.
Remember that Melodies on Hiatusthe new solo album by Albert Hammond Jr. will be available on June 23. But while we wait for the day to listen to it in its entirety and to warm up our engines, here is the video for “Old Man”.
